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Nook of Names Pick of the Week — Jenico
This week’s pick of the week takes us on a journey in time and space. The enticing Jenico. Jenico is an old form of Ignatius which originated in Provence in medieval times. It arrived in the...
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Pagan Name of the Month — Genesis
It’s really quite surprisingly how many names in the UK and US top 100 have Pagan roots when you start to dig below the surface. Take Genesis, currently ranked 89th in America. Most of its use is no...
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Surnames as First Names: English Surnames — S (Part 2)
Shenley Part 2 of English surnames beginning with “s” of Old English, Old Norse and Old French origin. Seaber — from the Old English girl’s name Sæburg “sea-fortress”. Over variants include Sebry,...
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Welsh Flower Names — Part 2
As promised, here’s the second part of Welsh Flowers that have great name potential. Pronunciation at the end if you want to sound like you were born and bred in the Land of Song. Gwaedlys — pink...
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The Sons of Wales
This Thursday, we’ll be celebrating St David’s Day here in Wales. So to mark the occasion, this week will have an entirely Welsh theme. Today it overlaps with a name category which has been on my mind...
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Nook of Names Pick of the Week — Daffodil
It’s St David’s Day — Wales’s national day — tomorrow, and to celebrate, it’s Welsh week here at the Nook. For this week’s pick of the week, therefore, I’ve chosen Daffodil. The daffodil is well-known...
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Latin Lovelies and Loathlies — F
Florea Time for some more name inspiration from Latin. These are the gems that F has to offer — and words which sound delightful but leave much to be desired in their meaning! Faba – “broad bean” (the...
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Nook of Names Pick of the Week — Zaqar
A rare little gem for this week’s pick of the week. You may think it is Arabic, but it is not. It comes from a related but much, much older language. It’s actually Akkadian — the Semitic language of...
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Nook of Names Pick of the Week — Aphra
You are unlikely to meet many an Aphra these days. Not only has it never reached the American top thousand, it has never managed to accrue five or more bearers in any year since records began. Indeed,...
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Sláinte!
As everyone and their auntie knows, today is St Paddy’s day. And as Patrick is Ireland’s patron, it’s a day as much about celebrating Ireland as commemmorating him. Although many contend that his feast...
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