tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32970061267254069852024-03-13T11:26:01.336-07:00The Beauty of NamesWords Have Meaning, Names Have Power.Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.comBlogger554125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-78473535478815785662023-05-05T14:15:00.000-07:002023-05-05T14:15:03.857-07:00The Children of Henri of Orléans, Count of Paris<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpZPmzG-RoH1vvMHBl-LhP-2wyoP9A-NLlfTMa9WKF-Rh3_mGPD9d13fiWkt0nYtoIhSw51uXk1h25CFPkx_0TXCN5jtMHzVeqftDph81dzPoF2l7W1V1Yoql1ioEmmUmKs_aGEMOjpnryCZyCNpUcBYXYNndaiUuXAaZOGmrPA0fD-GRNypXakFX/s641/aa753f5932c214fd5926ac6aa9654382.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpZPmzG-RoH1vvMHBl-LhP-2wyoP9A-NLlfTMa9WKF-Rh3_mGPD9d13fiWkt0nYtoIhSw51uXk1h25CFPkx_0TXCN5jtMHzVeqftDph81dzPoF2l7W1V1Yoql1ioEmmUmKs_aGEMOjpnryCZyCNpUcBYXYNndaiUuXAaZOGmrPA0fD-GRNypXakFX/w500-h640/aa753f5932c214fd5926ac6aa9654382.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Prince Henri and Princess Isabelle</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Henri of Orléans, Count of Paris</b> was born Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie d'Orléans to <b>Prince Jean, Duke of Guise </b>and <b>Princess Isabelle of Orléans</b>. He married <b>Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza. </b>Their children were:</p><p>Isabelle Marie Laure Victoire, "<b>Princess Isabelle of </b><b>Orléans</b>", later "<b>Isabelle, Countess of Schönborn-Buchheim</b>"</p><p>Henri Philippe Pierre Marie, "<b>Prince</b> <b>Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France</b>"</p><p>Hélène Astrid Léopoldine Marie, "<b>Princess Hélène of </b><b>Orléans</b>", later "<b>Hélène, Countess of Limburg-Stirum</b>"</p><p>François Gaston Michel Marie, "<b>Prince François, Duke of France</b>"</p><p>Anne Marguerite Brigitte Marie, "<b>Princess Anne of </b><b>Orléans</b>", later "<b>Princess Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Dowager Duchess of Calabria</b>"</p><p>Diane Françoise Maria da Gloria, "<b>Princess Diane of </b><b>Orléans</b>", later "<b>Diane, Duchess of Württemberg</b>"</p><p>Michel Joseph Benoît Marie, "<b>Prince Michel of </b><b>Orléans</b>"</p><p>Jacques Jean Yaroslaw Marie, "<b>Prince Jacques of </b><b>Orléans, Duke of France</b>"</p><p>Claude Marie Agnès Catherine, "<b>Princess Claude of </b><b>Orléans</b>", later "<b>Princess Claude of </b><b>Orléans, Duchess of Aosta</b>"</p><p>Jeanne de Chantal Alice Clothilde Marie, "<b>Princess Chantal of </b><b>Orléans</b>"</p><p>Thibaut Louis Denis Humbert, "<b>Prince Thibaut of </b><b>Orléans</b>"</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-45750114499307386702022-09-12T13:01:00.000-07:002022-09-12T13:01:20.202-07:00The Children of Mariana Victoria of Spain<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXi5U84XejJ54E-KQp0hi49edVCakx-JUFnqfAANWK2PFLknu8AdsN12dFAHrld-gHWhaAVD4CYvhiiHplJQggYaiECGsUGYUFGA5DIrEwcCI80OCgbmpv1kYoHo56pZ2NlxRDissfLQg7asXh49_5jkvgtXDobFqPg3NFISBdPVvnPAALvo2Q6OyX/s899/Mariana_Victoria_de_Borb%C3%B3n_y_Farnesio,_Reina_consorte_de_Portugal.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="692" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXi5U84XejJ54E-KQp0hi49edVCakx-JUFnqfAANWK2PFLknu8AdsN12dFAHrld-gHWhaAVD4CYvhiiHplJQggYaiECGsUGYUFGA5DIrEwcCI80OCgbmpv1kYoHo56pZ2NlxRDissfLQg7asXh49_5jkvgtXDobFqPg3NFISBdPVvnPAALvo2Q6OyX/w492-h640/Mariana_Victoria_de_Borb%C3%B3n_y_Farnesio,_Reina_consorte_de_Portugal.jpg" width="492" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mariana Victoria of Spain</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Mariana Victoria of Spain </b>was born Mariana Victoria de Borbón y Farnesio to <b>Philip V of Spain </b>and <b>Elisabeth Farnese</b>. She married <b>Joseph I of Portugal</b>. <br />Their children were:</p><p>Maria Francisca Isabel Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana, later <b>"Maria I of Portugal</b>"</p><p>Maria Ana Francisca Dorotea Josefa Antonia Gertrudes Rita Joana Efigenia, <b>"Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal</b>"</p><p>A stillborn daughter</p><p>Maria Francisca Doroteia Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana Efigénia, <b>"Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal"</b></p><p>A stillborn son</p><p>A stillborn son</p><p>A stillborn son</p><p>Maria Francisca Benedita Ana Isabel Antónia Lourença Inácia Teresa Gertrudes Rita Rosa, <b>"Infanta Benedita of Portugal"</b></p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-78312581916875070132022-09-10T16:06:00.003-07:002022-09-10T16:07:20.070-07:00Eilonwy<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ms18GMFG5KyFsNsVW8_t9Xhqg4QTqnYSY0vWC3-o4WWvupIAy9wFwCo8Dn2m1Cytv7J6h7IQ8vsriVT7xWlnKqJgFwItHnrVdKDEtbisBWQybjebyL-1MSDOhHQUJi0Tgi7YyAWC9gHQyHf3TlujBPe8B1BEWTfrhYZvKRz_1wd-dQ_HU3hjQ0up/s691/3f171e3b691c870a9e6e0cb904aa4c65.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="553" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ms18GMFG5KyFsNsVW8_t9Xhqg4QTqnYSY0vWC3-o4WWvupIAy9wFwCo8Dn2m1Cytv7J6h7IQ8vsriVT7xWlnKqJgFwItHnrVdKDEtbisBWQybjebyL-1MSDOhHQUJi0Tgi7YyAWC9gHQyHf3TlujBPe8B1BEWTfrhYZvKRz_1wd-dQ_HU3hjQ0up/w512-h640/3f171e3b691c870a9e6e0cb904aa4c65.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><b><div><b><br /></b></div>Origin: </b>Welsh<br /><b>Gender: </b>Female<br /><b>Meaning: </b>"River Song" or "Deer River"<div><b>Pronunciation: </b>ay-LON-wee, eye-LON-we<br /><b>Other Forms: </b>N/A</div><div><br /></div><div>Though I was born in 1996, I had a wealth of movies, especially cartoons, dating back much further. All of it was thanks to my parents, who usually got me movies from their own childhood and teen years. One of those older movies was <i>The Black Cauldron</i>, and I remember it being a favorite (and who knows, it may have sparked my love of all things fantasy!). Little did I know then that the movie was based on a book series called the <i>The Chronicles of Prydain </i>by Lloyd Alexander. One of the main characters was a Princess named Eilonwy, a name that I've been deeply enchanted by!</div><div><br /></div><div>While many believed Eilonwy to be an invention by Prydain, it actually has roots dating back at least to the 19th century. In a tale by Owen Wynne Jones, known more commonly by his bardic name of Glasynys, Eilonwy is the name of a mermaid's daughter. Another bard, Talhaiarn, used it as the name of one of his poems. The name itself comes from the Welsh poetic word <i>eilon</i>, meaning "deer, stag" or "song". The last part, <i>wy</i>, is a suffix used on the ends of river names, common in the 19th century.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the books, she is a powerful enchantress like all of her line, including her mother Angharad (another splendid Welsh name), with red-gold hair and blue eyes. She is no damsel-in-distress, either, but instead is brave and brash, with a temper to match her fiery hair.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think this is just a stunning name, perfect for fantasy lovers, families of Welsh descent, and those who wish to drift away from the "typical" set of Princess names.</div>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-32216396975195973242022-07-31T10:35:00.001-07:002022-07-31T10:35:55.507-07:00Cottagecore Baby Names<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4azHZzLtFLnB-A0L6_YKN6MqgMSF_vFT_MNPCRqq6ymriAoX8x25quA0ffcYVCr74ONrYdOPPSc0kuHUqEa7iP_HXj6CVmGpyw0oxokfNP7LKe7DJjSsCi31tqzRo8fRoWRXJ3S9_NL4cBhxD5h-1qMV13r6ib0XJoKphOPsgonZu1c64F7cij3z/s600/cottages-of-auvers.jpg!Large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="486" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4azHZzLtFLnB-A0L6_YKN6MqgMSF_vFT_MNPCRqq6ymriAoX8x25quA0ffcYVCr74ONrYdOPPSc0kuHUqEa7iP_HXj6CVmGpyw0oxokfNP7LKe7DJjSsCi31tqzRo8fRoWRXJ3S9_NL4cBhxD5h-1qMV13r6ib0XJoKphOPsgonZu1c64F7cij3z/w518-h640/cottages-of-auvers.jpg!Large.jpg" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Cottages of Auvers by Paul Cézanne</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>For those that aren't in the know, <i>Cottagecore</i> is a type of style that has taken the world by storm. Here's what the dictionary has to say on the word: "an aesthetic or imagery inspired by an old-fashioned, rural lifestyle, characterized by rustic décor and fashion, a revival of traditional handicrafts, etc.: For many, cottagecore can seem like a respite in our overstimulated world." </p><p><i>Cottagecore </i>is a style I like for myself very much, and reminds me of <i>Little Women </i>+ <i>Studio Ghibli</i>, reading by the fireplace, tending to the chickens, wearing vintage clothing and baking endless loaves of bread. Now, I've been pondering what sort of names could fit that style, and these are what I've come up with! What are your thoughts on <i>Cottagecore</i>, and do these names fit it? For similar names to these, check out <a href="https://www.thebeautyofnames.com/2022/01/names-from-brambly-hedge.html" target="_blank">Names from Brambly Hedge</a>!</p><p><i>Little Women:</i></p><p><i>Alice</i></p><p><i>Alma</i></p><p><i>Amaryllis</i></p><p><i>Aster</i></p><p><i>Autumn</i></p><p><i>Beatrix</i></p><p><i>Billie</i></p><p><i>Blythe</i></p><p><i>Briar</i></p><p><i>Bridget</i></p><p><i>Clover</i></p><p><i>Cora/Coral/Coralie</i></p><p><i>Daisy</i></p><p><i>Della</i></p><p><i>Dolores</i></p><p><i>Edie/Edith</i></p><p><i>Eloise</i></p><p><i>Esther</i></p><p><i>Flora/Florence</i></p><p><i>Frances/Francine</i></p><p><i>Freesia</i></p><p><i>Harriet</i></p><p><i>Hyacinth</i></p><p><i>Iris</i></p><p><i>Ivy</i></p><p><i>Josephine</i></p><p><i>Lavender</i></p><p><i>Louisa</i></p><p><i>Mabel</i></p><p><i>Marigold</i></p><p><i>Matilda</i></p><p><i>Maud</i></p><p><i>Nola</i></p><p><i>Nora</i></p><p><i>Olive</i></p><p><i>Opal</i></p><p><i>Orla</i></p><p><i>Prairie</i></p><p><i>Rosalie</i></p><p><i>Rosemary</i></p><p><i>Rue</i></p><p><i>Sunny</i></p><p><i>Tess</i></p><p><i>Winifred</i></p><p><i>Wren</i></p><div><br /></div><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Little Men:</i></p><p><i>Abel</i></p><p><i>Alder</i></p><p><i>Ambrose</i></p><p><i>Amias</i></p><p><i>Arrow</i></p><p><i>Arthur</i></p><p><i>Ash</i></p><p><i>Auden</i></p><p><i>August</i></p><p><i>Balsam</i></p><p><i>Basil</i></p><p><i>Bear</i></p><p><i>Cedar</i></p><p><i>Ellis</i></p><p><i>Florian</i></p><p><i>Fox</i></p><p><i>Grey</i></p><p><i>Heath</i></p><p><i>Hollis</i></p><p><i>Isidore</i></p><p><i>Jasper</i></p><p><i>Josiah</i></p><p><i>Judah</i></p><p><i>Kit</i></p><p><i>Leo</i></p><p><i>Lewis</i></p><p><i>Linus</i></p><p><i>Nathaniel</i></p><p><i>Oak</i></p><p><i>Oberon</i></p><p><i>Percy</i></p><p><i>Peregrine</i></p><p><i>Phineas</i></p><p><i>Rafferty</i></p><p><i>River</i></p><p><i>Rowan</i></p><p><i>Rufus</i></p><p><i>Sage</i></p><p><i>Shepherd</i></p><p><i>Simon</i></p><p><i>Thaddeus</i></p><p><i>Thatcher</i></p><p><i>Theodore</i></p><p><i>Tobias</i></p><p><i>Wilfred</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Unisex:</i></p><p><i>Birch</i></p><p><i>Blythe</i></p><p><i>Clove</i></p><p><i>Elm</i></p><p><i>Ember</i></p><p><i>Linden</i></p><p><i></i></p><p><i>Winter</i></p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-63414019014981725212022-05-31T10:39:00.000-07:002022-05-31T10:39:17.654-07:00The Children of Infanta Blanca of Spain<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCwd1Vxc-chCnPscqU56H_HTXkVoww7gSV3S0UbbMDr__jHICqHuJ3a4myJf6j0975VP75R91-lIav1QejDLgICQqpUmL2YcMaLj_CcfwPh8SOs8gtCA8vRYnGycycLbek7G3_pU5GXj0DGQ3U1L-HZB1HcZWinybGir4Q-pgTjCanVzfkrGoDASx/s1200/Infanta_Blanca_and_her_family.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1200" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCwd1Vxc-chCnPscqU56H_HTXkVoww7gSV3S0UbbMDr__jHICqHuJ3a4myJf6j0975VP75R91-lIav1QejDLgICQqpUmL2YcMaLj_CcfwPh8SOs8gtCA8vRYnGycycLbek7G3_pU5GXj0DGQ3U1L-HZB1HcZWinybGir4Q-pgTjCanVzfkrGoDASx/w640-h328/Infanta_Blanca_and_her_family.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Infanta Blanca and Archduke Leopold Salvator with their ten children</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Infanta Blanca of Spain </b>was born to <b>Infante Carlos, Duke of Madrid </b>and <b>Infanta Margherita of Bourbon-Parma, Duchess of Madrid</b>. She married <b>Archduke Leopold Salvator, Prince of Tuscany</b>.<br />Their children were:</p><p>Maria de los Dolores Beatrix Carolina Blanca Leopoldina, <b>"Archduchess Dolores of Austria"</b></p><p>Maria Immaculata Karoline Margarethe Blanka Leopoldine Beatrix Anna, <b>"Archduchess Immaculata of Austria"</b>, called "Mac"</p><p>Margarita Raineria Maria Antonia Blanka Leopoldine Beatrix Anna Josephina, <b>"Archduchess Margaretha of Austria"</b>, called "Meg"</p><p>Rainer Karl Leopold Blanka Anton Margarete Beatrix Peter Joseph Raphael Michael Ignaz Stephan, <b>"Archduke Rainer of Austria"</b>. Died age 34 of blood-poisoning.</p><p>Leopold Maria Alfons Blanka Karl Anton Beatrix Michael Joseph Peter Ignatz, <b>"Archduke Leopold of Austria, Prince of Tuscany"</b></p><p>Maria Antonia Roberta Blanka Leopoldina Karole Josepha Raphaela Michaela Ignatia Aurelia, <b>"Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria"</b>, called "Mimi"</p><p>Anton Maria Franz Leopold Blanka Karl Joseph Ignaz Raphael Michael Margareta Nicetas, <b>"Archduke Anton of Austria"</b></p><p>Assunta Alice Ferdinandine Blanca Leopoldina Margarethe Beatrix Raphaela Michaela Philomena, <b>"Archduchess Assunta of Austria"</b></p><p>Franz Josef Karl Leopold Blanka Adelgunde Ignatius Rafael Michael, <b>"Archduke Franz Josef of Austria, Prince of Tuscany"</b></p><p>Carolus Pius Maria Adelgonda Blanka Leopoldus Ignatius Raphael Michael Salvator Chrillus Angelus Barbara, <b>"Archduke Karl Pius of Austria, Prince of Tuscany"</b>. Died age 44 of cerebral hemorrhage.</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-9670632210326980292022-05-29T09:09:00.000-07:002022-05-29T09:09:00.573-07:00On My Mind: 5-29-22<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2wU0tLqigxhUJ8YfCoz1KiB7CEwSko7Bol2kYsgSHmb5QqT3fm7yuUKRvR4hf6wpndHrZQGAhXoRLPwXUl2bnfa60jE0aG68Uq1Fnf-pQuq0ccMoG9YlSrGqNwn6PXHGqtlIj86ymOgZh3ox-NGKfXNBCcCiXuS3p8HIbr2r990xE9UwHc_ucZzd/s1194/Screen-Shot-2018-02-22-at-8.42.19-AM.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1194" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2wU0tLqigxhUJ8YfCoz1KiB7CEwSko7Bol2kYsgSHmb5QqT3fm7yuUKRvR4hf6wpndHrZQGAhXoRLPwXUl2bnfa60jE0aG68Uq1Fnf-pQuq0ccMoG9YlSrGqNwn6PXHGqtlIj86ymOgZh3ox-NGKfXNBCcCiXuS3p8HIbr2r990xE9UwHc_ucZzd/w640-h472/Screen-Shot-2018-02-22-at-8.42.19-AM.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Johnna and one of her daughters (<a href="https://artfulliving.com/the-interview-johnna-holmgren-of-fox-meets-bear/" target="_blank">credit</a>)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Social Media Babies - </b>I've been obsessively scrolling through @emdoodlesandstuff's account on TikTok. She is a name lover like so many of us, and she also makes the most spot-on predictions for celebrities and influencers. It's thanks to her that I came across several interesting influencer baby names! Here are the ones that stood out the most to me:<p></p><p><i>Solveig Heartsong -</i><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>This is the name chosen by Johnna @foxmeetsbear on Instagram for her fourth daughter! She has a great style, a little cottagecore meets farm-chic, and I think this name is the perfect choice for her. Her other daughters are named Luella, Minoux and Juniper.</p><p><i>Zaza Princeton - The Skinny Confidential's </i>founder Lauryn Evarts Bosstick's daughter. She is named after Zsa Zsa Gabor, only based on a mispronunciation of her name.</p><p><i>Broederlow Jay - </i>This is JayCee Wall's newest baby. It is her husband's mother's maiden name and they shared they will be calling him Brody for short. She shares an account with her sister, Kenzi, at @life.of.a.sister. JayCee and husband Justin already have an older girl named Jonsey and twins KoKo and Frankie. Kenzi has Parker (boy), Lux (boy), Banks (boy) and Suede (girl).</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-45170921376086648542022-05-25T12:06:00.004-07:002022-05-25T16:19:50.746-07:00 If You Like Elsa, Then You'll Love...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmJg6pQYo1caZ7jiTsYUkeUxMO1Ep3jZxgc0qvxb0Z68I_ws7DETRPZLDuN9PQ6feq2RzwVDPHmavGciNaDh4x-Hal5i1jmTyTiS1T8kxyf_NM8NC9wMDusS4zH1mrD44qm7IrX8atNQthETWFmfIW78c08ufopzWNvDUNEkJ1cyM52M79bEXFpfR/s1424/cc3dcd3f4473069f1d7fee45f25e39be.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmJg6pQYo1caZ7jiTsYUkeUxMO1Ep3jZxgc0qvxb0Z68I_ws7DETRPZLDuN9PQ6feq2RzwVDPHmavGciNaDh4x-Hal5i1jmTyTiS1T8kxyf_NM8NC9wMDusS4zH1mrD44qm7IrX8atNQthETWFmfIW78c08ufopzWNvDUNEkJ1cyM52M79bEXFpfR/w404-h640/cc3dcd3f4473069f1d7fee45f25e39be.jpg" width="404" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad as Elsa of Brabant in </i>Lohengrin<i>, circa 1929</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Hello everyone, back again with another of my posts where I suggest alternatives to popular names! Today's choice is Elsa, a name which has always had a bit of popularity, but skyrocketed to fame after <i>Frozen </i>came out in 2013. One of the best qualities of Elsa, in my opinion, is its universality--it's used in Germany, Italy, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, English and many more countries, making it a great choice for a multilingual family. Elsa is soft but strong, and calls to mind snow and Northern lights.</p><p><b>Asta - </b>Short, sweet and full of strength, Asta is a perfect alternative to Elsa. Asta is a Swedish, Danish and Norwegian short form of Astrid, which comes from Old Norse elements <i>áss, </i>meaning "God", and <i>fríðr, </i>which means "beautiful" or "beloved". While popular in Denmark, where it sits comfortably at #14, Asta is practically unused in other countries, making it ripe for the picking! However, if you're worried about it being <i>too </i>unusual, Asta has recently been used in the Syfy channel program <i>Resident Alien </i>on the character Asta Twelve-Trees, and for classic movie lovers, is most memorable as the name of the dog in the <i>Thin Man </i>films, which starred Myrna Loy and William Powell! A little trivia for name lovers: Asta was one of Roald Dahl's sisters, who was born later in the year after his sister Astri died of appendicitis. His other two? Alfhild and Else!</p><p><b>Elin - </b>I've been seeing this lovely Nordic beauty bandied around more lately on name forums, and I have a feeling we'll be seeing a few more Elin's soon, but of course I highly doubt it will ever reach the level of fame that Elsa has attained. Elin, like Elsa, is a form of a classic name--Helen. It is also the Welsh form of Helen, alongside being the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish one. Elin ranked in the US from 2010 to 2016 until it vanished again. Notably, it was around this same time that professional golfer Tiger Woods was embroiled in a infidelity scandal, and eventual divorce, with his Swedish wife Elin Nordegren.</p><p><b>Nella - </b>This name has been on my radar ever since I read <i>The Lost Apothecary</i> late last year, where it featured as the name of one of the protagonists. As I said in this <a href="https://www.thebeautyofnames.com/2021/12/on-my-mind-12-5-21.html" target="_blank">post</a>, it fits perfectly in with what's popular with girls names of the modern era, most notably the Ella-Ellie-Elle-Bella-Belle crowd, but with enough of a difference to stand out. Nella is sometimes used as a short form of Italian Antonella and Hungarian Kornélia, and occasionally on its own in Finland.</p><p><b>Leni - </b>Leni is short, modern and stylish German form of Helene or Magdalena. It even has the celebrity seal of approval--Heidi Klum is the mother to an 18-year-old Leni. If you need any more proof of its appeal, which hovers somewhere between ultra-cool and tomboy, it has ranked recently in Austria, Germany and Israel, and a decade ago in France. My only word of warning is the association to Hitler golden-girl director and actress Leni Riefenstahl, which is probably one that most people don't even know about, unless you're a WWII buff like myself!</p><p><b>Lilias - </b>I've had a love for this unusual name for many years now, after first coming across it while watching <i>The Secret Garden </i>as a child. The garden itself once belonged to Lilias, the deceased wife of Archibald Craven and mother to his son, Colin. Lilias is a Scottish form of Lillian, which started life most likely as a diminutive of Elizabeth. The first recorded instance of a Lilias dates back to around the 16th century! I can't get enough of this name and its soft, lilting sound. It's simply enchanting!</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-63996634969925010712022-04-26T10:35:00.001-07:002022-04-26T19:56:36.271-07:00From Tzeitel to Bielke: The Five Daughters of Tevye<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_1UoTpmxvJhx0Czpxg14nZOT3u_j-U2ZjpXHoyUy9sxRKSJzJTQl3boIGmYORW9tWFPr6cyDBfFfMrZuyOdmjtjzHn3Br3-3DY-xvaOygMtLXDqvQdfdMVrSE_FKR9y1oWGQmIOSmfzXPoFbhRicw0ENjZIg3vWv3niFdy61qf1SQl4dMUTBOu2P/s1594/Screen-Shot-2018-11-27-at-9.37.07-PM-2girbpz.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1594" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_1UoTpmxvJhx0Czpxg14nZOT3u_j-U2ZjpXHoyUy9sxRKSJzJTQl3boIGmYORW9tWFPr6cyDBfFfMrZuyOdmjtjzHn3Br3-3DY-xvaOygMtLXDqvQdfdMVrSE_FKR9y1oWGQmIOSmfzXPoFbhRicw0ENjZIg3vWv3niFdy61qf1SQl4dMUTBOu2P/w640-h330/Screen-Shot-2018-11-27-at-9.37.07-PM-2girbpz.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>(From L-R) Rosalind Harris as Tzeitel, Neva Small as Chava and Michele Marsh as Hodel from </i>Fiddler on the Roof</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>When I very first saw <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i>, a 1971 film adaption of the musical based on a series of Yiddish stories written by Sholem Aleicham from 1894 to 1914, I fell in love. History has always been my passion, one my family kept stoked through books and movies. My mother always made sure my sister and I were exposed, especially to films, that would widen our cultural horizons. Ever since then, I've had a love and admiration for the Jewish culture, and of course that love connects to my other passion--names! Combining the two has led to this (very fun for me) post, featuring information about the names of Tevye's five strong-willed daughters. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it! Here they are, from oldest to youngest:</p><p><i><b>Tzeitel -</b><br /><b>Origin: </b>Yiddish<br /><b>Gender: </b>Female<br /><b>Pronunciation: </b>SZIGH-tull<br /><b>Meaning: </b>A diminutive of Sarah; "Princess"<br /><b>Other Forms: </b>Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sally</i></p><p>This Yiddish diminutive of Hebrew Sarah is fun and spunky, thanks to that zipper-y Z in the forefront. In the Bible, Sarah is Abraham's wife and matriarch to the Jewish people. Most famously, she was barren until falling pregnant with Isaac at the age of ninety! Originally she was named Sarai, before God changed her name, like he did with Abraham. It is a rare name, like with most Yiddish names, but an extremely beautiful one with a wealth of history behind it. I'd love to see it revitalized and used on a modern girl.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><b>Hodel -</b><br /><b>Origin: </b>Yiddish<br /><b>Gender: </b>Female<br /><b>Pronunciation: </b>HOH-dul<br /><b>Meaning: </b>Diminutive of Hode, a Yiddish short form of Hadassah; "Myrtle Tree"<br /><b>Other Forms: </b>Hode, Hadassah, Hadasa, Hadas</i></p><p>We have another beautiful Yiddish diminutive here with Hodel, which is actually a diminutive of a diminutive--Hode! Hode itself comes as a short form of one of my favorite Hebrew names, Hadassah. Hadassah means "myrtle tree", and is most famously the original name of Queen Esther from the Bible. Myrtles are found mostly in Upper Galilee and Golan Heights in Israel, and have several uses in folk medicine, ritual, incense and even perfume. It symbolizes wealth and prosperity, and in the first tractate, Berakhot, of the <i>Seder Zeraim </i>(Order of the Seeds) found in the Talmud and Mishnah it says "If you dream about myrtle, your property will prosper, and, if you don’t have property, you will inherit property".</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b>Chava -<br />Origin: </b>Hebrew<br /><b>Gender: </b>Female<br /><b>Pronunciation: </b>kha-VA, hah-VA<br /><b>Meaning: </b>"To Breathe"<br /><b>Other Forms:</b> Chawwa, Hava, Havah, Hawa, Eve, Eva, Efa, Ewa, Ava</i></p><p>Chava is a beautiful, classically Jewish name. Before there was Eve, there was Chava, or more accurately, Chawwah, which comes the Hebrew <i>chawah</i>, meaning "to breathe". It also might have roots in the word <i>chaya</i>, which means "to live". Eve of course, along with Adam, was one of the two first humans to live and the progenitors of the "original sin", when they disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit. Despite the negative connotations, Eve and Chava have both been used in Christianity and Judaism for centuries. Two interesting namesakes are Chava Shapiro, a Russian-Jewish writer who was a pioneer of Hebrew women's literature and feminist literary criticism, and Chava Rosenfarb, a Holocaust survivor and author of Yiddish poetry and novels.</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b>Shprintze -<br />Origin: </b>Yiddish<br /><b>Gender: </b>Female<br /><b>Pronunciation: </b>SHPREEN-tzeh<br /><b>Meaning: </b>Possibly "To Hope"<br /><b>Other Forms: </b>Sphrintzel, possibly Esperanza</i></p><p>Very little is known about this light and bubbly name, except that could possibly be the Yiddish form of the Spanish Esperanza. Esperanza comes from the Late Latin name Sperantia, which comes from the word <i>sperare, </i>meaning "to hope". A lovely meaning for a lovely name.</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><b style="font-style: italic;">Bielke -<br />Origin: </b><i>Yiddish</i><br /><b style="font-style: italic;">Gender: </b><i>Female</i><br /><b style="font-style: italic;">Pronunciation: </b><i>BEEL-kuh, BILL-kuh</i><br /><b style="font-style: italic;">Meaning: </b><i>"White"<br /><b>Other Forms: </b>Bielka, Beylke, Beyle, Baila, Běla</i></p><p>Bielke is thought to simply be a form of the Yiddish Beylke, a diminutive of Beyle. Beyle comes from the Slavic word <i>belu</i> meaning "white". Related names are Baila, and the Czech Běla, which has the same root.</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-80394844449696496632022-03-12T09:39:00.000-08:002022-03-12T09:39:39.134-08:00Otso<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b>Gender: </b>Male<br /><b>Meaning: </b>"Bear"<br /><b>Pronunciation: </b>ott-SOH<br /><b>Other Forms: </b>N/A<div><br /></div><div>Today's name is a favorite nature name of mine -- Otso!</div><div><br /></div><div>In Finnish mythology, Otso, also sometimes called Ohto, Kontio, mesikämmen (honeypalm), or metsän kuningas (the king of the forest), is a bear spirit that is never given an official name. Some traditions remembered the bear spirit as a relative that fled into the forest and was transfigured by its powers. If a bear was to be killed, a sacred ritual called <i>Peijainen</i> was performed, wherein a feast was held for a slain animal. It's skull, which was believed to house its spirit, would then be kept in a sacred clearing, where it would bring tributes to it. The bear was the most revered figure in ancient Finnish culture.</div><div><br /></div><div>Throughout history bears have been both worshipped and feared. In several Native American cultures, the bear is a symbol of rebirth because of its long hibernation and eventual re-emergence. In North America and some northern Asian cultures, it was associated with shamans, possibly because of their relative solitude. Thus, they are sometimes believed to be able to predict the future.</div><div><br /></div><div>Artio, also known as Dea Artio, was an ancient Celtic bear goddess, though little is known about her. The Greek goddess Artemis was sometimes thought to take on a bear form, and there was even a specific cult to her in this form, in which young girls would pass an initiation rite called <i>arktoi. </i>They would then become "she-bears".</div><div><br /></div><div>A wonderful symbol of strength, I think a name meaning "bear" is beautiful for a little boy, in any form, but this one would be especially poetic for a person with ties to Finland.</div><div><br /></div><div>What are your thoughts on Otso?</div>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-79946146296301371952022-03-08T06:38:00.001-08:002022-03-08T06:38:45.501-08:00The Children of Princess Ileana of Romania<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNyJUUCVj27lIt7EDOkUc8HSjyntE00Vtz9H5RmqpARTRrCQTY3C7MA6-NBCT4b3CBaVeg4s06FoCGs49nCz-h6SvLKhrB-FuCLZcSXnamEO1-xlHpFddktxs5cG7i2fkk2ma1l1YtSQrvJIwUA2V746pSTIIhYa2jPydfBa69imC34antnAYIViS1=s720" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="506" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNyJUUCVj27lIt7EDOkUc8HSjyntE00Vtz9H5RmqpARTRrCQTY3C7MA6-NBCT4b3CBaVeg4s06FoCGs49nCz-h6SvLKhrB-FuCLZcSXnamEO1-xlHpFddktxs5cG7i2fkk2ma1l1YtSQrvJIwUA2V746pSTIIhYa2jPydfBa69imC34antnAYIViS1=w450-h640" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Princess Ileana with two of her children (<a href="http://www.tkinter.smig.net/PrincessIleana/LHJ-Feb1952/index.htm" target="_blank">credit</a>)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>HRH Princess Ileana of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen</b> was born to <b><a href="https://www.thebeautyofnames.com/2013/12/the-children-of-ferdinand-i-of-romania.html" target="_blank">Ferdinand I of Romania</a> </b>and <b>Marie of Edinburgh</b>. She married <b>Archduke Anton of Austria</b>, and later <b>Dr. Stefan Nikolas Issarescu</b>. All six of her children are from her first marriage.<br />They are:</p><p><b>Archduke Stefan of Austria</b></p><p><b>Archduchess Maria Ileana of Austria</b>, called "Minola"</p><p><b>Archduchess Alexandra of Austria, </b>called "Sandi"</p><p><b>Archduke Dominic of Austria, </b>called "Niki"</p><p><b>Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria, </b>called "Magi"</p><p><b>Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, </b>called "Herzi"</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-32554113828720024562022-03-06T14:55:00.000-08:002022-03-06T14:55:16.490-08:00On My Mind: 3-6-21<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGyfwgtPpo2LWnhgkg3DKlk_chq5zoAu4u0XT2-VHgMzm40ALuwZMsGEozaU6W9pjSYUBUhiP8QgXqYckysfETD-Piy3JMEaiywXJW-M5aDlkiJfsRSQDYWe7nvopTaJMA3MFUK1z76a-jHt5ML11gHDxhemGYmr9tB0IZgUeji25gos4kd-f8KLcP=s899" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="620" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGyfwgtPpo2LWnhgkg3DKlk_chq5zoAu4u0XT2-VHgMzm40ALuwZMsGEozaU6W9pjSYUBUhiP8QgXqYckysfETD-Piy3JMEaiywXJW-M5aDlkiJfsRSQDYWe7nvopTaJMA3MFUK1z76a-jHt5ML11gHDxhemGYmr9tB0IZgUeji25gos4kd-f8KLcP=w442-h640" width="442" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Detail from 15th century miniature featuring Timarete</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Names from </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Wolf Den - </i>I recently had the pleasure of reading <i>The Wolf Den </i>by Elodie Harper, which releases on the 29th of this month (look for a review from me around that time on the <a href="https://whispersfromthelibrary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">other blog</a>). It is set in Ancient Rome, Pompeii to be exact, and follows the life of a prostitute. The main character is given the name Amara (her pimp tells her it is half way between love and bitter -- <i>amare </i>and <i>amarum</i>), but was born Timarete, in Aphidnai. Timarete means comes from the elements τιμη, meaning "honor, esteem", and ἀρετὴ, which means "virtue or excellence". It is also the name of a famous artist from Ancient Greece, who is sometimes credited as Thamyris. Other characters are Dido, Cressa, Victoria, Beronice, Fabia, Drusilla, Drauca, Attice, Paris, Gallus, Felix, Rufus, and Menander, whose real name is Kallias.</p><p><b>Mikey, for a girl - </b>I've always been a huge fan of a boy's nickname for a girl, like Freddie for Frederica, Frankie for Frances, or Gus for Augusta! Recently, I discovered the actress Mikey Madison, who has starred in <i>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood</i> and the newest <i>Scream </i>film. As far as I know, it's not a nickname, but I still think it's sweet, and fits her so well.</p><p><b>Maude and Iris </b>- Actress Leslie Mann and director Judd Apatow's eldest daughter, Maude, has recently become a bit of an "It-Girl" following her role in the uber-popular show <i>Euphoria</i>. I've always admired her name, and thought her sister's name, Iris, fit with hers so well! </p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-48088309992332470652022-03-05T10:13:00.001-08:002022-03-05T10:13:24.377-08:00Free to a Good Home: Boys, pt. 2<p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3IlbVNUox4Z09z_5Nj_7N1iiZzH5KOsZALPeRy82h-j3jbLklEAqNMp3nL6fTyNLxXpNAw2Hjz0NbCzUEdAc63Ie7JqSuaN0yfmt-BBleg_d8eaLhyLPcIgBsfNHXDKFXwRjbkNM8HMPtMVL6aFpeMHpa0Aqs5GfgVfCCo-YwwK_O7KDlALWMv9ew=s900" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3IlbVNUox4Z09z_5Nj_7N1iiZzH5KOsZALPeRy82h-j3jbLklEAqNMp3nL6fTyNLxXpNAw2Hjz0NbCzUEdAc63Ie7JqSuaN0yfmt-BBleg_d8eaLhyLPcIgBsfNHXDKFXwRjbkNM8HMPtMVL6aFpeMHpa0Aqs5GfgVfCCo-YwwK_O7KDlALWMv9ew=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></i></div><i><b><br /></b></i><p></p><p><i><b>Ronan -</b><br /><b>Origin: </b>Irish<br /><b>Gender: </b>Male<br /><b>Meaning: </b>"Little seal"<br /><b>Pronunciation: </b>ROW-nahn, ROW-nen<br /><b>Other Forms: </b></i><i>Rónán, Ronen<br /><b>Combos: </b>Nathaniel Ronan, Ronan Tiberius, Wilfred Ronan, Ronan Percival</i></p><p>I've been a lover of Irish names my whole life -- I was even gifted a book all about them when I was younger, and marked so many that I wanted to remember (both for future children and pets). So it's no surprise that I am constantly trying to foist Irish names on everybody! Ronan is a favorite of mine and I love that it sounds both soft and strong, with the lovely unisex nickname of Ro. And I think the meaning is adorable: "little seal". It comes from the Old Irish <i>rón </i>(meaning seal) combined with a diminutive suffix. Recently, Ronan has seen a bit of an uptick in the US; in 2020 it ranked #269. It also has a bonus bit of charm for Catholics -- There are several early Saints named Rónán, one of the most famous being one who built the hermitage at Locronan in the 6th century.</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b>Ambrose -<br />Origin: </b>Latin<br /><b>Gender: </b>Male<br /><b>Pronunciation: </b>AM-broz<br /><b>Other Forms: </b>Ambroos, Ambrosius, Ambroise, Emrys; Ambrosina<br /><b>Combos: </b>Ambrose George, Hector Ambrose, Thomas Ambrose, Ambrose Eden</i></p><p>A Latin favorite of mine, by way of England. Ambrose comes from the Late Latin Ambrosius, which in turn came from the Greek <i>Ἀμβρόσιος, </i>meaning "immortal". It has a soft, romantic feel, and brings to mind another, more chivalrous age. Another connection I love is that the Welsh version of this name -- Emrys -- is commonly used as the first name of Merlin! And it's still rather underused, making it an undiscovered gem.</p><p><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p><i><b>Albin -<br />Origin: </b>Swedish, French, Polish and Slovene<br /><b>Gender: </b>Male<br /><b>Pronunciation: </b>AL-ben, ahl-BEHn<br /><b>Other Forms: </b>Albus,<b> </b>Albinus, Albino, Aubin; Alba, Albina, Albine<br /><b>Combos: </b>Victor Albin, Frederick Albin, Albin Horatio, Albin Henry</i></p><p>I first heard this named used on a little boy in a Scandinavian TV show, though I can't remember which, and ever since this I've been enamored with it. It is a form of the Latin Albinus, which came from cognomen Albus, meaning "white or bright". I love the sort of Pan-European appeal it has, which makes it easy to fit in almost anywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think of my choices? As always, I'd love to hear your opinions!</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-80536877405609514782022-03-04T10:36:00.000-08:002022-03-04T10:36:28.090-08:00The Children of Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ3heJK4C2Rzc-5Um0yh1T51CqmOmsx2i-9G4jDqBVkiajkNEEZxMy-qB7dWcee7pvtuOB3EuBXOtZDC8SLv74BiBR6FFZK0ewr5NPPZahd_hYHk7DMlWTgztGbpaKCVYD3AuJpL_lASfcjx9RSSy675--lVZdGlv6OveQJTWl4BLCY0-zuyi9gAbw=s600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ3heJK4C2Rzc-5Um0yh1T51CqmOmsx2i-9G4jDqBVkiajkNEEZxMy-qB7dWcee7pvtuOB3EuBXOtZDC8SLv74BiBR6FFZK0ewr5NPPZahd_hYHk7DMlWTgztGbpaKCVYD3AuJpL_lASfcjx9RSSy675--lVZdGlv6OveQJTWl4BLCY0-zuyi9gAbw=w420-h640" width="420" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Wilhemine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia </b>was born Frederike Luise Wilhelmine to <b>Frederick William II of Prussia </b>and <b>Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt</b>. She married <b>William I of the Netherlands</b>.<br />Their children were:</p><p>Willem Frederik George Lodewijk, "<b>William II of the Netherlands</b>"</p><p>A stillborn son</p><p>Willem Frederik Karel, "<b>Prince Frederick of the Netherlands</b>"</p><p>Wilhelmina Frederika Louise Pauline Charlotte, "<b>Princess Pauline of Orange-Nassau</b>", or "Polly" - Died at age six</p><p>A stillborn son</p><p>Wilhelmina Frederika Louise Charlotte Marianne, "<b>Princess Marianne of the Netherlands</b>"</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-60261562769576428662022-03-01T11:30:00.000-08:002022-03-01T11:30:41.870-08:00Anya<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bNKtBGHUVu4/YabHrzcP85I/AAAAAAAACJI/Exi5wFrO1b4gGKANN0QCs4cypZVUagfywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/InStyle-October-Anya-Taylor-Joy-Lead-1-2000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1465" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bNKtBGHUVu4/YabHrzcP85I/AAAAAAAACJI/Exi5wFrO1b4gGKANN0QCs4cypZVUagfywCLcBGAsYHQ/w468-h640/InStyle-October-Anya-Taylor-Joy-Lead-1-2000.jpg" width="468" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Anya Taylor-Joy</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Origin: </b>Russian (Possibly Kurdish, Igbo and Amazigh)<br /><b>Gender: </b>Female<br /><b>Meaning: </b>Diminutive of Anna, "Strength, power", "Eye", "Rhythm, Melody"<br /><b>Pronunciation: </b>AHN-ya, ANN-ya<br /><b>Other Forms: </b>Anna, Hannah, Annushka, Ania, Anouk, Anneke, Annika, Anke, Antje</p><p>Today's name is that of one my favorite actresses -- Anya Taylor-Joy! She's become a sort of go-to "It Girl" for many directors, and I have no doubt her name will start to receive star treatment, too.</p><p>Anya is most simply a diminutive of Anna, which comes from the Hebrew <i>Channah</i>, meaning "favor, grace", by way of Russia. It is also said to be an old Kurdish name meaning "strength" or "power", and might mean "rhythm, melody" in the Amazigh languages, and "eye" in Igbo. It's been sporadically on and off the top 1000 since 1980, ranking highest in 2009 at #362 and lowest in 1983 at #996. Currently, it sits in that sweet spot between rare and popular, at #656. </p><p>Anya Taylor-Joy is actually Anya-Josephine Taylor Joy, the youngest of six children, born of an English father and Argentine mother. She pronounces her name "ANN-ya", like the first part of Anna, as opposed to the more Russianized "AHN-ya". Other namesakes include Anya Chalotra, better known as Yennefer on Netflix's <i>The Witcher</i>, author Anya Seton, and Princess Ann, or Anya, played by Audrey Hepburn in <i>Roman Holiday</i>.</p><p>What are your thoughts on Anya?</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-1986088565934122622022-02-08T16:25:00.006-08:002022-02-08T16:25:56.679-08:00Names from the 2022 Winter Olympics<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQNrsMiPce8CetVmvNgIYo5ah73UpeNtwrZG_iqajZqwUmR47vuNRbUu4EItcqjCmsMpE17MICQtJ5S9Va-dAeYX1CMIMzDzYnVG_YzhIZLxfJfXlvD5qelG-b925PL8sbxbwgh1ApU-znEMkx3slmQcuSMjHGrrzs1fZ7IyHcro4gu-lWmw3n03_K=s1013" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQNrsMiPce8CetVmvNgIYo5ah73UpeNtwrZG_iqajZqwUmR47vuNRbUu4EItcqjCmsMpE17MICQtJ5S9Va-dAeYX1CMIMzDzYnVG_YzhIZLxfJfXlvD5qelG-b925PL8sbxbwgh1ApU-znEMkx3slmQcuSMjHGrrzs1fZ7IyHcro4gu-lWmw3n03_K=w606-h640" width="606" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Kaori Sakamoto, who won bronze for her team</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>As I've mentioned before, I absolutely love watching the Olympics, mostly for all the interesting names! Here are some of the ones I liked the best or found the most unusual at this year's winter games. Have you noticed any that aren't on this list that you think should be? Let me know down below!</p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>Men:</i></b></p><p>Aoxibofu Dannisi (China)</p><p>Beat Feuz (Switzerland)</p><p>Candy Bauer (Germany)</p><p>Dorian Hauterville (France)</p><p>Dusty Henricksen (USA)</p><p>Emilien Jacquelin (France)</p><p>Enkhtuul Ariunsanaa (Mongolia)</p><p>Espen Bjoernstad (Norway)</p><p>Gael Blondeau (France)</p><p>Irineu Esteve Altimiras (Andorra)</p><p>Janosch Brugger (Germany)</p><p>Korbinian Holzer (Germany)</p><p>Loan Bozzolo (Norway)</p><p>Nicolae Ciprian Daroczi (Romania)</p><p>Peppe Femling (Sweden)</p><p>Pontus Holmberg (Sweden)</p><p>Romed Baumann (Germany)</p><p>Sivert Guttorm Bakken (Norway)</p><p>Szczepan Kupczak (Poland)</p><p>Teal Harle (Canada)</p><p>Uvis Janis Balinskis (Latvia)</p><p>Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen (Norway)</p><p>Wojciech Chmielewski (Poland)</p><p>Zbigniew Brodka (Poland)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Women:</i></b></p><p>Alizée Baron (France)</p><p>Almida De Val (Sweden)</p><p>Anais Bescond (France)</p><p>Atefeh Ahmadi (Islamic Republic of Iran)</p><p>Ayaulym Amrenova (Kazakhstan)</p><p>Baiba Bendika (Latvia)</p><p>Carlijn Achtereekte (The Netherlands)</p><p>Cendrine Browne (Canada)</p><p>Coralie Bentz (France)</p><p>Danae Blais (Canada)</p><p>Dzinara Alimbekava (Belarus)</p><p>Ebba Berglund (Sweden)</p><p>Eileen Ailing Gu (China)</p><p>Eliska Brezinova (Czech Republic)</p><p>Esma Alic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)</p><p>Fanuza Kadirova (Russia)</p><p>Flavie Aumond (Canada)</p><p>Gwendoline Daudet (France)</p><p>Hólmfríður Dóra Friðgeirsdóttir (Iceland)</p><p>Ioulia Chtchetinina (Hungary)</p><p>Ivanie Blondin (Canada)</p><p>Jasmi Joensuu (Finland)</p><p>Josefin Bouveng (Sweden)</p><p>Kaori Sakamoto (Japan)</p><p>Kurumi Imai (Japan)</p><p>Liene Bondare (Latvia)</p><p>Lucrezia Fantelli (Italy)</p><p>Maame Biney (USA)</p><p>Minerva Fabienne Hase (Germany)</p><p>Mulan Kang (China)</p><p>Oxana Bratisheva (Russia)</p><p>Ozlem Carikcioglu (Turkey)</p><p>Perrine Laffont (France)</p><p>Queralt Castellet (Spain)</p><p>Sofiane Gagnon (Canada)</p><p>Sohui Gim (South Korea)</p><p>Tahli Gill (Australia)</p><p>Thea Minyan Bjoerseth (Norway)</p><p>Tirill Eckhoff (Norway)</p><p>Trinity Ellis (Canada)</p><p>Urša Bogataj (Slovenia)</p><p>Vendula Hopjakova (Czech Republic)</p><p>Wakaba Higuchi (Japan)</p><p>Zhanbota Aldabergenova (Kazakhstan)</p><p>Ziqi Dong (China)</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-54529676177526740892022-01-24T10:36:00.002-08:002022-01-24T10:40:01.156-08:0040 Names for Your Plucky Heroine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglKr0ZxkYJPZ6fQhprUReaGdUUQSz-7lXWQpS80HJ0Dvg8ud0MmVUt48GqawrmhFBSaGSX1SaQ10b8l__FHgddL-xowExtorMvCXebLhKX_I9aXS_YqGcqxGAou5rIAPfUd6h2SMDwK8dm0bnoT-hw3KtbEIlWhhFseHlPZVBrHbjpu4H0ZE3ACnaB=s922" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglKr0ZxkYJPZ6fQhprUReaGdUUQSz-7lXWQpS80HJ0Dvg8ud0MmVUt48GqawrmhFBSaGSX1SaQ10b8l__FHgddL-xowExtorMvCXebLhKX_I9aXS_YqGcqxGAou5rIAPfUd6h2SMDwK8dm0bnoT-hw3KtbEIlWhhFseHlPZVBrHbjpu4H0ZE3ACnaB=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Today we're going to be focusing on a style I like to call "plucky heroine"; names for girls who are mystery-solvers, whose favorite toy is a microscope and favorite stories feature Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Think Harriet the Spy, Nancy Drew or Flavia de Luce. What do you think of this sort of style? It's personally one of my favorites, and I love the mix of quirky, studious and vintage!</p><p>Ada</p><p>Agatha/Aggie</p><p>Alice</p><p>Beatrice/Beatrix</p><p>Bernadette</p><p>Cora</p><p>Cordelia/Cornelia</p><p>Dorothea/Dorothy/Dora</p><p>Edith/Edie</p><p>Esme</p><p>Esther</p><p>Frances</p><p>Frieda</p><p>Harriet</p><p>Henrietta</p><p>Hester</p><p>Iris</p><p>Ivy</p><p>Jerusha</p><p>Josephine</p><p>Juno</p><p>Louise/Louisa</p><p>Lucille</p><p>Lucinda</p><p>Mabel</p><p>Margot</p><p>Matilda</p><p>Maxine</p><p>Millicent</p><p>Nora</p><p>Penelope</p><p>Perdita</p><p>Petra</p><p>Susanna/h</p><p>Theodora/Thea</p><p>Thomasina</p><p>Vivian</p><p>Winifred</p><p>Zelda</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-80082232739675820602022-01-14T10:45:00.002-08:002022-01-14T10:45:35.398-08:00The Children of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHF47k6u_IQxAC8KHay935q2aFxLBkeKxcB_0Z6vx0tJ7L8HToGLkWal0qatffmlAjpnMCkhShj25QJsaXVOJaATB4uHVMXzHQ7Lma43mGIqNiV0DZbtpthTvM0YCm7n9j1IOPz72_p5BZGd679bamXvVK6HT3b3pV4Ivp4dccoIEwQvLWppq6ISpZ=s600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHF47k6u_IQxAC8KHay935q2aFxLBkeKxcB_0Z6vx0tJ7L8HToGLkWal0qatffmlAjpnMCkhShj25QJsaXVOJaATB4uHVMXzHQ7Lma43mGIqNiV0DZbtpthTvM0YCm7n9j1IOPz72_p5BZGd679bamXvVK6HT3b3pV4Ivp4dccoIEwQvLWppq6ISpZ=w436-h640" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ferdinand I of Bulgaria</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria</b> was born Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold to <b>Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha </b>and <b><a href="https://www.thebeautyofnames.com/2022/01/the-children-of-princess-clementine-of.html" target="_blank">Princess Clémentine of Orléans</a></b>. He married thrice, firstly <b>Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma</b>, then <b>Princess Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz</b>, and finally <b>Alžbeta Brezáková</b>. All of his children were a product of his first marriage. <br />They were:</p><p>Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver, "<b>Boris III of Bulgaria</b>"</p><p>Kyril Heinrich Franz Ludwig Anton Karl Philipp, "<b>Kiril, Prince of Preslav</b>"</p><p>Eudoxia Augusta Philippine Clementine Maria, "<b>Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria</b>"</p><p>Nadezhda Klementine Maria Pia Majella, "<b>Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria</b>"</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-88587242150733504052022-01-13T06:15:00.001-08:002022-01-13T06:16:47.371-08:00Names from Brambly Hedge<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpVBoeaZq1TbsjmUq3D7FJVdGqoR73Xbx5f1ELXwQDKyLYPs8jF4WkXvnJegbBzLniuubQcog9SsA2EqgFi27sxTRN4f-5sw6CCE5Gvp9tdPDYySmthyqlBRi6bIbNpIsWWHlhxzR9nrwStKdAD44kwPdvq4tN8g6VkM04IarldtTi4n-abiq7VMFe=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="1000" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpVBoeaZq1TbsjmUq3D7FJVdGqoR73Xbx5f1ELXwQDKyLYPs8jF4WkXvnJegbBzLniuubQcog9SsA2EqgFi27sxTRN4f-5sw6CCE5Gvp9tdPDYySmthyqlBRi6bIbNpIsWWHlhxzR9nrwStKdAD44kwPdvq4tN8g6VkM04IarldtTi4n-abiq7VMFe=w640-h278" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The mice of Brambly Hedge at the naming ceremony for Poppy's babies</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><i>Brambly Hedge</i> is a gorgeous series of eight books for children, all written and illustrated by Epping-born Jill Barklem. They feature anthropomorphic animal characters, mostly mice, and they all have such adorable names, so I thought I would list them all here! At the bottom, I added a list of names that I think fall into that <i>Brambly Hedge </i>"style".<div><br /></div><div>Bonus question, for fun: if you lived in Brambly Hedge with your mouse family, what would your names be? You can use names I've listed below or from your own imagination! Let me know in the comments.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><u>Brambly Hedge Characters:</u></i><br /><div><br /></div><div>Alf Toadflax<br />Betony Toadflax<br />Clover Toadflax<br />Catkin Toadflax<br />Wilfred Toadflax<br />Teasel Toadflax</div><div><br /></div><div>Lord Quercus Woodmouse<br />Lady Daisy Woodmouse<br />Primrose Woodmouse</div><div><br /></div><div>Dusty Dogwood</div><div>Poppy Eyebright<br />Rose Dogwood<br />Buttercup Dogwood<br />Pipkin Dogwood</div><div><br /></div><div>Pip Apple</div><div>Flora "Flo" Apple</div><div><br /></div><div>Basil Brightberry</div></div><div><br /></div><div><i><u><br /></u></i></div><div><i><u>Names inspired by Brambly Hedge:</u></i></div><div><i><u><br /></u></i></div><div><div>Angelica</div><div>Aster</div><div>Birdie</div><div>Blythe</div><div>Bryony</div><div>Celandine</div><div>Clove</div><div>Cora</div><div>Fawn</div><div>Fern</div><div>Florence</div><div>Florette</div><div>Fressia</div><div>Hazel</div><div>Honey</div><div>Irene</div><div>Lavender</div><div>Nell</div><div>Penrose</div><div>Pepper</div><div>Pippa</div><div>Posy</div><div>Rosemary</div><div>Rue</div><div>Tess</div><div>Thyme</div><div>Twyla</div><div>Winifred</div><div>Wisteria</div><div>Zinnia</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Albie</div><div>August</div><div>Birch</div><div>Bramble</div><div>Briar/Bryer</div><div>Cecil</div><div>Coriander</div><div>Cove</div><div>Desmond</div><div>Ferdinand</div><div>Fifer</div><div>Frederick</div><div>Gale</div><div>Grove</div><div>Heath</div><div>Jolyon</div><div>Maxfield</div><div>Milo</div><div>Moss</div><div>Nigel</div><div>Oak</div><div>Pippin</div><div>Robin</div><div>Rowan</div><div>Rupert</div><div>Sage</div><div>Summer</div><div>Theo</div><div>Wilkie</div></div>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-86815778014210687662022-01-09T08:48:00.002-08:002022-01-09T08:48:36.951-08:00On My Mind: 1-9-21<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbap6SxqqTqsaO_l8yBQZmCzp-R5Z9yBubDpTXhX7g0TpP22y7jlRBk16GTpydQ8CiUKDOLdD5xjKOeKHLhfuWjKMbnuIRhP9bpWoT0xpa4tUBsa0JNEU7Y0cdrZ5y1NBYQJOln10FxZVuf5x1YRnts8yvXRIoT_HlZMfb3VOo-7Quoj5DAXgxRk2J=s1360" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="850" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbap6SxqqTqsaO_l8yBQZmCzp-R5Z9yBubDpTXhX7g0TpP22y7jlRBk16GTpydQ8CiUKDOLdD5xjKOeKHLhfuWjKMbnuIRhP9bpWoT0xpa4tUBsa0JNEU7Y0cdrZ5y1NBYQJOln10FxZVuf5x1YRnts8yvXRIoT_HlZMfb3VOo-7Quoj5DAXgxRk2J=w400-h640" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/11/fighting-to-reclaim-our-language-maori-names-enjoy-surge-in-popularity" target="_blank">Māori Names</a></b> - I came across this amazing article in <i>The Guardian</i> talking about how there has been a resurgence of parents from New Zealand using Māori names, especially within the past ten years. It's a fascinating read and one that will interest anybody with a love for names. Two babies are featured in the article, one is named Ruataupare Te Ropuhina Florence Whiley-Whaipooti and the other is called Hinekōrako. The latter's father had this to say about choosing her name:</p><p>"Hinekōrako’s name came to Dice as he was navigating a waka, a large traditional Māori sailing vessel, from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands back to Aotearoa. 'It was coming up to midnight. We came into a little storm. The temperature had dropped … there was thunder … Once we got through the storm we all turned around and just behind us there was this massive white rainbow … It was a lunar rainbow.'"</p><p>“'I told our navigator about it and he goes’ 'oh yeah, that’s a tohu (sign), that’s Hinekōrako’. In myth, Hinekōrako is also a taniwha (a water spirit), who lives between the spirit and living worlds. Dice wrote the name in his diary and decided that night, were he to ever have a daughter, she would be named Hinekōrako.</p><p><b>Names from Shady Hollow - </b>My sister got an early copy for review of this adorable book called <i><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/shady-hollow/9780593315712" target="_blank">Shady Hollow</a> </i>by Juneau Black. It features anthropomorphic animal characters and a murder mystery, which main character Vera Vixen (she's a fox, if you didn't already guess) tries to solve. It's Beatrix Potter meets <i>Knives Out</i>, and if you're interested be sure and check out <a href="https://thestrangebeautiful.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Abby's blog</a>, where she'll be posting a review for it soon. Now, on to the names!</p><p>Lenore Lee - <i>She's a raven who owns a bookshop called "Nevermore"! How cute is that?</i></p><p>Reginald von Beaverpelt - <i>The influential patriarch of the von Beaverpelt family (hint: they're beavers).</i><br />Edith von Beaverpelt<br />Esmeralda "Esme" von Beaverpelt<br />Anastasia "Stasia" von Beaverpelt</p><p>Ruby Ewing - <i>A sheep.</i><br /></p><p>Theodore "Teddy" Meade - <i>A bear and chief of police.</i></p><p>Otto Sumpf - <i>A toad and the unlucky murder victim.</i></p><p>Gladys Honeysuckle - <i>A hummingbird.</i></p><p>Ambrosius Heidegger - <i>An owl.</i></p><p>Orville Braun - <i>A bear and deputy chief.</i></p><p>Howard Chitters - <i>A mouse.</i></p><p>Sun Li - <i>A panda who owns a vegetarian restaurant.</i></p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-29665116603352926332022-01-08T20:34:00.007-08:002022-01-08T20:36:00.378-08:00Lucky Blue Smith Welcomes Baby Boy!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia9A8ia_DcpWq5zr2vPG0Ca37f6TykPAmq0IwtyHNjBW72yLSff3REAJzdTkcndiPipWQ8mUmmcwh8EeXD1AeIVh_OnUQqbuQcCDbHw0zoiJOkA7OohjxRGzBMVr5dm87AWTTdM8kHFGtETWg-KzgLC9v-HWcXdgDoOtayALViqCeDtjrvdEUxUo6F=s640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia9A8ia_DcpWq5zr2vPG0Ca37f6TykPAmq0IwtyHNjBW72yLSff3REAJzdTkcndiPipWQ8mUmmcwh8EeXD1AeIVh_OnUQqbuQcCDbHw0zoiJOkA7OohjxRGzBMVr5dm87AWTTdM8kHFGtETWg-KzgLC9v-HWcXdgDoOtayALViqCeDtjrvdEUxUo6F=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Nara and Lucky Blue</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Models Lucky Blue Smith and his wife, Nara Pellman, have welcomed their second child together, a boy they named Slim Easy Smith. Their other child is a girl named Rumble Honey. Lucky Blue has another daughter from a previous relationship named Gravity Blue.</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-28393655191631016382022-01-05T09:16:00.000-08:002022-01-05T09:16:36.101-08:00The Children of Princess Clémentine of Orléans<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZujR8CT5lGU6PDO-uRVUCazEMZbSRNtLwVA7o_uLVOFe3h2XFleRyMV0DN4B19MUKAOF5vmvrdyVvrddzK_uISMOMIAj6pbC5Iioc4OQFJDDPOttSVcyc7VhnwXLcWtJ9F2WDXK2z4S8g1LV71TG1c2Qg415_EcQvIvsuk1h4XrZVCJDyRbzC9IBh=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="501" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZujR8CT5lGU6PDO-uRVUCazEMZbSRNtLwVA7o_uLVOFe3h2XFleRyMV0DN4B19MUKAOF5vmvrdyVvrddzK_uISMOMIAj6pbC5Iioc4OQFJDDPOttSVcyc7VhnwXLcWtJ9F2WDXK2z4S8g1LV71TG1c2Qg415_EcQvIvsuk1h4XrZVCJDyRbzC9IBh=w534-h640" width="534" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clémentine of Orléans with her two eldest sons, Philipp and Ludwig August</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><b><div><b><br /></b></div>Princess Clémentine of Orléans </b>was born Marie Clémentine Léopoldine Caroline Clotilde d'Orléans to <b>Louis Philippe I </b>and <b>Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies</b>. She married <b>Prince August of Saxe-Coburg</b>.<br />Their children were:<div><br /></div><div>Ferdinand Philipp Maria August Raphael, "<b>Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg</b>"</div><div><br /></div><div>Ludwig August Maria Eudes, "<b>Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha</b>"<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Marie Adelheid Amalie Clotilde, "<b>Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha</b>"</div><div><br /></div><div>Marie Luise Franziska Amalie, "<b>Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha</b>"</div><div><br /></div><div>Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold, "<b>Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha</b>", later "<b>Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria</b>"</div>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-45356272752212863492022-01-02T15:04:00.002-08:002022-01-02T15:05:39.486-08:00My Favorite Celebrity Baby Names of 2021<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoK9OpE-Ivk2Y8DKVx4XZkjEbNsRDyxsqEyg-MA5V6jek93-Qo00BzCAobbxuedyeNiRoubDca8zK8M2ohWCkUfTc0iSi5meseR-03WHGn_eWbsiHjLadHS5P2OmSF7WYVOIzTXluNtvc7s_qW23LBlRkYsfv7UIlecQ5Sema1K-l80u6ao3xRHoQ-=s1024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="634" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoK9OpE-Ivk2Y8DKVx4XZkjEbNsRDyxsqEyg-MA5V6jek93-Qo00BzCAobbxuedyeNiRoubDca8zK8M2ohWCkUfTc0iSi5meseR-03WHGn_eWbsiHjLadHS5P2OmSF7WYVOIzTXluNtvc7s_qW23LBlRkYsfv7UIlecQ5Sema1K-l80u6ao3xRHoQ-=w396-h640" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Leslie Odom, Jr., Nicolette Robinson and their daughter, Lucille</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>To kick off the new year I thought I'd do something a little different and fun! I'm going to be listing my favorite celebrity baby names of 2021. Which was your favorite and least favorite? Let me know in the comments!</p><p><b><u>Girls:</u></b></p><p><i>Elsa Hosk + Tom Daly - <b>Tuuliki "Tuuli" Joan Daly</b></i></p><p><i>Ashley Tisdale + Christopher French - <b>Jupiter Iris French</b></i></p><p><i>Ace Harper + Matt Sorum - <b>Lou Ellington Sorum</b></i></p><p><i>Emelie Forsberg + Kilian Jornet - <b>Ylva Jornet, a sister to Maj Jornet</b></i></p><p><i>Emma Stone + Dave McCary - <b>Louise Jean McCary</b></i></p><p><i>Teresa Palmer + Mark Webber - <b>Prairie Moon Webber, a sister to Bodhi Rain, Forest Sage and Poet Lake Webber, and a half-sister to Isaac Webber</b></i></p><p><i>Stephanie Beatriz + Brad Hoss - <b>Rosaline Hoss</b></i></p><p><i>Zoe Sugg + Alfie Deyes - <b>Ottilie Rue Deyes</b></i></p><p><i>Hayley Erin + Adam Fergus - <b>Maude and Juno Fergus</b></i></p><p><i>Jenny Slate + Ben Shattuck - <b>Ida Lupine Shattuck</b></i></p><p><i>Johanna + Duff Goldman - <b>Josephine Goldman</b></i></p><p><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p><b><u>Boys:</u></b></p><p><i>Ellie Goulding + Caspar Jopling - <b>Arthur Ever Winter</b></i></p><p><i>Nicolette Robinson + Leslie Odom, Jr. - <b>Able "Abe" Phineas Odom, a brother to Lucille Ruby Odom</b></i></p><p><i>Scarlett Johansson + Colin Jost - <b>Cosmo Jost, a brother to Rose Dorothy Dauriac</b></i></p><p><i>Elle King + Dan Tooker - <b>Lucky Levi Tooker</b></i></p><p><i>Emily Ratajkowski + Sebastian Bear-McClard - <b>Sylvester "Sly" Apollo Bear-McClard</b></i></p><p><i>Clara Berry + K.J. Apa - </i><b><i>Sasha Vai Keneti Apa</i></b></p><p><i>Kylie Bunbury + Jon-Alan Riggins - <b>Rumi Walker Riggins</b></i></p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-40555054383970382212021-12-30T09:13:00.000-08:002021-12-30T09:13:51.062-08:00The Children of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyPxdpJw5zn6L8CcujSPbCz-kdXyYHuoCiJZ19ECU3_pEH2Kigr7uQ-NVUV21U5Qv0CQz6FFGmnlJOGkd5jsvoEpQ6fmP-qd4VZqysQzBbeIwLYatqt1FKZT58XVWN3ru5wCvPqwsJZyvbY1XxUPwXnRyhoV202eGjfP7aBpZAHZnwjJ10Ph0_n0yE=s1032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="760" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyPxdpJw5zn6L8CcujSPbCz-kdXyYHuoCiJZ19ECU3_pEH2Kigr7uQ-NVUV21U5Qv0CQz6FFGmnlJOGkd5jsvoEpQ6fmP-qd4VZqysQzBbeIwLYatqt1FKZT58XVWN3ru5wCvPqwsJZyvbY1XxUPwXnRyhoV202eGjfP7aBpZAHZnwjJ10Ph0_n0yE=w472-h640" width="472" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Franz Joseph II and Countess von Wilczek with four of their five children</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein </b>was born Franz Josef Maria Aloys Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majella to <b>Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein </b>and <b>Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria</b>. He married <b>Countess Georgina von Wilczek</b>.<br />Their children are:</p><p>Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marco d'Aviano Pius, "<b>Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein</b>"</p><p>Philipp Erasmus Alois Ferdinand Maria Sebaldus, "<b>Prince Philipp Liechtenstein</b>"</p><p>Nikolaus Ferdinand Maria Josef Raphael, "<b>Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein</b>"</p><p>Norberta Elisabeth Maria Assunta Josefine Georgine et omnes sancti, "<b>Princess Nora of Liechtenstein</b>"</p><p>Franz Josef Wenceslaus Georg Maria, "<b>Prince Franz Josef of Liechtenstein</b>", called "Wenzel"</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-45567621502521622192021-12-29T12:15:00.001-08:002021-12-29T12:20:06.698-08:00Noriko<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2o-eLaPJxKw/YabfAEGyHZI/AAAAAAAACJY/DgZm9-MQmrQ94EvQPdtZDtSYzupoHgg2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s900/awaya01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2o-eLaPJxKw/YabfAEGyHZI/AAAAAAAACJY/DgZm9-MQmrQ94EvQPdtZDtSYzupoHgg2wCLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/awaya01.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Noriko Awaya</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Origin: </b>Japanese<br /><b>Gender: </b>Female<br /><b>Meaning: </b>Several, including "Ceremonial Child" and "Benevolent Child"<br /><b>Pronunciation: </b>NO-REE-KO<br /><b>Other Forms: </b>Nori</p><p>Does anyone else just love names of certain origins better than the rest? For me, those names are Japanese (and Irish and French!). Today's name is the lovely Noriko.</p><p>Like with most Asian names, Noriko can have many meanings depending on what characters you use to write it. Most commonly it is written using 典 (<i>nori</i>), meaning "rule, ceremony" or 紀 (<i>nori</i>), "chronicle", combined with 子 (<i>ko</i>), which means "child". To put it in a more poetic fashion would be to say it means "ceremonial child" or "benevolent child" or "noble child". In Japan, it entered the top ten twice, once in 1928 and the other in 1956.</p><p>In the 1930's, Noriko Awaya, born Nori, was a famous singer of <i>ryūkōka </i>(popular music), and was called the "Queen of Blues". In Japan, blues are different to ours, which originated in the Deep South; instead it used to refer to slow sad songs, called <i>kayōkyoku. </i></p><p>Other namesakes include Noriko Arai, a Paralympic athlete from Japan who won gold and silver in her first two games in 1996 and 2000, actress and singer Noriko Watanabe, and one of the protagonists of the manga/novel/film <i>Battle Royale</i>. Today, Noriko seems to be considered old-fashioned in Japan.<br /><br />What do you think of Noriko?</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297006126725406985.post-84457540434222035212021-12-24T11:49:00.000-08:002021-12-24T11:49:21.678-08:00The Children of Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen of Spain<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBL0hUcu6JmvJipewfapUhRJmsZUwMrBP2vZe_Hm6T8jNu_oVYXSPV4QNqoOWP78Isl0dpYs_nsmH50dI8aNzyze3JYuI90bCvDHBKlInRTbSDGmFh_tv2f_82atEnK073wGtF8XoiGvrJ1Xi24Py4yFP26q53XCcW-WvBw1dDW185c0y9o_kCHuej=s599" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBL0hUcu6JmvJipewfapUhRJmsZUwMrBP2vZe_Hm6T8jNu_oVYXSPV4QNqoOWP78Isl0dpYs_nsmH50dI8aNzyze3JYuI90bCvDHBKlInRTbSDGmFh_tv2f_82atEnK073wGtF8XoiGvrJ1Xi24Py4yFP26q53XCcW-WvBw1dDW185c0y9o_kCHuej=w412-h640" width="412" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Victoria Eugenie with her six children</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen of Spain </b>was born Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena to <b>Prince Henry of Battenberg </b>and <b><a href="https://www.thebeautyofnames.com/2013/11/the-grandchildren-of-queen-victoria_13.html" target="_blank">Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom</a></b>. She married <b>Alfonso XIII</b>.<br />Their children were:</p><p>Alfonso Pío Cristino Eduardo Francisco Guillermo Carlos Enrique Eugenio Fernando Antonio Venancio, "<b>Alfonso, Prince of Asturias" - </b>Died at at thirty-one from a car accident. Like many of the royals, Alfonso had hemophilia which caused him to have severe internal bleeding. The gene was passed to him by his mother, just like in the case of his cousin, Tseravich Alexei, a fact which Alfonso XIII was said to never forgive her for.</p><p>Jaime Leopoldo Isabelino Enrique Alejandro Alberto Alfonso Víctor Acacio Pedro Pablo María, "<b>Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia, Duke of Anjou</b>"</p><p>Beatriz Isabel Federica Alfonsa Eugénie Cristina Maria Teresia Bienvenida Ladislàa, "<b>Infanta Beatriz of Spain</b>"</p><p>María Cristina Teresa Alejandra María de Guadalupe María de la Concepción Ildefonsa Victoria Eugenia, "<b>Infanta María Cristina of Spain</b>"</p><p>Juan Carlos Teresa Silverio Alfonso, "<b>Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona</b>"</p><p>Gonzalo Manuel Maria Bernardo Narciso Alfonso Mauricio, "<b>Infante Gonzalo of Spain</b>" - Died at nineteen from internal bleeding caused by a car crash. His older sister, Beatriz, was driving.</p>Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077890567365985025noreply@blogger.com0