Author: Susan OsbornPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671025554
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 741
Book Description
For each name Osborn provides a history, number, astrological sign, color, stone, element, and herb.
What's in a Name?
Author: Susan OsbornPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671025554
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 741
Book Description
For each name Osborn provides a history, number, astrological sign, color, stone, element, and herb.
What's in a Name?
Author: Linda FrancisPublisher: Living Books
ISBN: 9780842379359
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A fascinating name dictionary that features the literal meaning of people's first names, the character quality implied by the name, and an applicable Scripture verse for each name listed.
A Matter of Taste
Author: Stanley LiebersonPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300083859
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
What accounts for our tastes? Why and how do they change over time? Stanley Lieberson analyzes children's first names to develop an original theory of fashion. He disputes the commonly-held notion that tastes in names (and other fashions) simply reflect societal shifts.
What's in a Name
Author: Ana Luísa AmaralPublisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811228339
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Winner of the Premio Reina Sofia for Poetry Poems of effervescent grace from one of the best-known and best-loved poets of Portugal With the elliptical looping of a butterfly alighting on one’s sleeve, the poems of Ana Lui´sa Amaral arrive as small hypnotic miracles. Spare and beautiful in a way reminiscent both of Szymborska and of Emily Dickinson (it comes as no surprise that Amaral is the leading Portuguese translator of Dickinson), these poems—in Margaret Jull Costa’s gorgeous English versions—seamlessly interweave the everyday with the dreamlike and ask “What’s in a name?”
William Shakespeare "What's in a Name? That which We Call a Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet."
Author: Renaissance Art NotebooksPublisher:
ISBN: 9781086062458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Cover features a banner and purple roses and flowers and a quote from Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." This compact paperback elegant notebook has 100 lightly lined cream colored pages and is a wonderful addition to your stationery collection. Makes a great personal diary, work or school related journal for writing down your daily thoughts and for jotting down ideas and thoughts, to do lists, record keeping, poetry and more. 6" x 9" 15.2cm wide x 22.9 cm high. Good quality smooth paper that is great for pencils and pens. A great gift for Shakespeare fans, grab one for a birthday or Christmas present, also great for many other special occasions.
What is in a Name?
Author: Farhang ZabeehPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9401510946
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Unaitwaje?
Author: Sharifa ZawawiPublisher: Africa Research and Publications
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Personal names used by the Waswahili people and their meaning
What's in a Name?
Author: Eugene EhrlichPublisher: Holt Paperbacks
ISBN: 146686320X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A fun and informative guide to the how and why of proper names and their haphazard entry into common English language by the author of the bestselling Amo, Amas, Amat and More. Mining the English language to turn up a colorful cast of characters, Eugene Ehrlich finds the historic and literary figures who have given their names to the English language in the interest of keeping it vibrant and their names alive. In What's in a Name? Ehrlich traces the history of eponymous words and their progenitors, illuminating the legacy of Louis Braille, inventor of the system of embossed printing for the blind; the verbal acrobatics of Baron Munchausen; the sadism of the Marquis de Sade; and much more. What's in a Name? will amuse and enlighten word buffs, history lovers, and trivia pursuers alike as Ehrlich, in his inimitable way, uncovers an exhaustive assemblage of characters who have left an indelible mark on the English language.
Europe - What's in a Name
Author: Peter H. GommersPublisher: Leuven University Press
ISBN: 9789058671493
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Europe is a word that is almost daily on our lips. But how far do we have to go back in order to find the origins of its name? The first part of this beautifully illustrated book traces the geographical and mythological basis of Europe's name. Who came up with the idea to distinguish the world in continents with proper names? The search will bring the reader back to the early history of mankind. How did the ancient Egyptians see the world and populations around them? Where did the Hebrews get the idea to split the world in three? And what was the world-picture in ancient Greece, laid down in geographic treatises and fragments? Where did the name 'Europe' originate from? Could it be from a person, either mortal or divine? In ancient Greek literature the name 'Europa' appears quite frequently for Greek goddesses and Greek women. Strangely enough, the best known Europa myth concerns a Phoenician princess, loved by the Greek god Zeus. Many mythographs doubt the Asian descent of the Phoenician Europa. Is her real origin to be located on mainland Greece? How can the contradicting Greek myths be interpreted, and was the name universally accepted as the name for the continent? In the second part of this book, the author tells the amazing story of how the Arts have treated the Europa myths for almost three millennia. He shows the extraordinary influence of the personification of the geographic continent Europe on literature, music, sculpture, painting, tapestry and other applied arts. All this clearly demonstrates the vivid interest in Europe for the subject throughout the ages and illustrates, according to Karel van Miert in his Foreword, our common European culture.
You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right
Author: Brad HirschfieldPublisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0307382982
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Conflict is an opportunity to learn and grow–and often to grow closer to one another. Brad Hirschfield knows what it means to be a fanatic; he was one. A former activist in the West Bank, he was committed to reconstructing the Jewish state within its biblical borders. Now he is devoted to teaching inclusiveness, celebrating diversity, and delivering a message of acceptance. In You Don’t Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right, Rabbi Hirschfield uses his own spiritual journey to help people of all faiths find acceptance and tolerance, as well as a path to peace, understanding, and hope that will appeal to the common wisdom of all religions.