So I might not be around for awhile, just to let people know.
Archive for February, 2010
Name for 20th February- Acantha
From the Greek- sharp-pointed, thorny. The acanthus was a popular motif in Greek architectural decoration. (The Best Baby Name Book by Louise Nicholson)
In Greek mythology, Acantha was a nymph beloved by Apollo. An unusual and attractive choice. (nameberry.com)
Latinized form of Greek Ακανθα (Akantha) (behindthename.com)
Name for 18th February- Zeus
nameberry.com-The supreme Olympian god, and a mighty image for a little fella to live up to, but more and more parents are beginning to consider it seriously.
behindthename.com-The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *Dyeus whose name probably meant “shine” or “sky”. In Greek mythology he was the highest of the gods. After he and his siblings defeated the Titans, Zeus ruled over the earth and humankind from atop Mount Olympus. He had control over the weather and his weapon was a thunderbolt
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Zeus (pronounced /ˈz(j)uːs/; Ancient Greek: Ζεύς; Modern Greek: Δίας) is the King of the Gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical “cloud-gatherer” also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the Ancient Near East, such as the scepter. Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses: standing, striding forward, with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand, or seated in majesty.
Zeus was the child of Cronus and Rhea, and the youngest of his siblings. In most traditions he was married to Hera, although, at the oracle of Dodona, his consort was Dione: according to the Iliad, he is the father of Aphrodite by Dione. He is known for his erotic escapades. These resulted in many godly and heroic offspring, including Athena, Apollo and Artemis, Hermes, Persephone (by Demeter), Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles, Helen, Minos, and the Muses (by Mnemosyne); by Hera, he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Hebe and Hephaestus.[2]
In Greek, the god’s name is Ζεύς Zeús /zdeús/ or /dzeús/ (Modern Greek /’zefs/) in the nominative case and Διός Diós in the genitive case. His Roman counterpart was Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart Tinia. In Hindu mythology his counterpart was Indra with ever common weapon as thunderbolt, which he could hold like a staff.
Name for 17th February- Vann
Origin of the name Van:
Derived from the English surname Van. It is from the Middle English vanne and the Middle French van, words denoting a type of old winnowing machine. Alternatively, the name can be a borrowing of the Dutch Van, an element in family names which means “of, from” and indicates place of origin. Var: Vann.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
babynamewizard.com- Sibling Names
Audrey Bram Brett CharleeChloe Clementine Dan DawnDonald Elijah Fay Gage GaryGreg Harlan Kelly MarkPreston Robert Stephen SusanViet Vy Zella Zula
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The Vann (Punjabi:ون/ਵਣ,Hindi:जाल/पीलू Sindhi language:jar, botanical name:Salvadora oleoides) is a small bushy evergreen tree found in Indiaand Pakistan.
When you…
Named your first child did you consider what you would name their siblings?
Did it limit what you named your first child?
Name for 16th February- West
nameberry.com-The most fashionable of what you might call the direction names, withNorth and East (or Easton and Easter) coming up behind, and South not yet on the map
wikipedia.org-West is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.
West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of east and is perpendicular to north and south.
By convention, the left side of a map is west.
The English word “west” is cognate to the Old High German word westar, which may derive from an Indo-European root from which the Latin word vesper, meaning “evening”, derives; as the sun sets in the west during the evening
Name for 14th February- Titus
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to Latin titulus “title of honour”. In the New Testament Titus was a companion ofSaint Paul. He became the first bishop of Crete and was the recipient of one of Paul’s epistles. This name was also borne by a 1st-century Roman emperor. It was later used by Shakespeare for the main character in his tragedy ‘Titus Andronicus’ (1593). As an English name, Titus has been occasionally used since theProtestant Reformation. (behindthename.com)
nameberry.com- Slightly forbidding Roman, New Testament, and Shakespearean name brought back to contemporary life by the TV series Titus 2000. Could possibly be swept along by the antiquity trend.
Nicknames & Variations:
Titas, Titis, Tyus
International Variations:
Tite (French) Titos (Greek) Tiziano (Italian) Tytus, Titek (Polish) Tito(Spanish)
Alexander Asher BrooklynChase Elise Enoch EthanGideon Hudson Isaac JordanJoseph Joshua June KaraLayne Levi Lilly Micah RachelRiley Simeon Simien SusannaTaite (babynamewizard.com)
Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Titus (December 30, 39 – September 13, 81), was the tenth Roman Emperor, who reigned from 79 until his death in 81. Titus was the second emperor of the Flavian dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire between 69 and 96, encompassing the reigns of Titus’s father Vespasian (69–79), Titus himself (79–81) and his younger brother Domitian (81–96). (wikipedia.org)
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Aeneas, Marcellus, Antony, Horatio, Benedict, Milo, Romeo.
Drucilla, Octavia, Charis, Adriana, Sapphira, Lucretia, Maris.
