Several 'P' nicknames are variants of names beginning with 'M'. Mary, for example, became Mall, then Moll, then Molly and when there were so many Mary/Mollys running around Polly was used as an alternative. Often many different nicknames were needed for the same name as popular names were...
but I’d prefer to not reuse any more of their names, after using Hortense/Hortensia. My other grandmother (from my mother’s side) was named Marta, and I was very close with her. I wouldn’t feel right naming a child after a great aunt before naming one...
There are two symbols of this famous car brand. Twinned letters “RR” are depicted on the first one. These are the first letters of surnames of the founders of the brand: Sir Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls. One more symbol of this make is a figurine of a hovering woman in a ...
Scots played a very significant role in Jamaican plantation slavery and have left their mark on the island and its people, from the plethora of Scottish place names to the many present-day Jamaicans with Scottish surnames. In the 1770s Edward Long suggested that ‘very near one third of the...
Royals also sometimes use their titles as surnames; Charles was Prince of Wales for decades before he became king, so his two sons used Wales as a last name when they attended school and served in the military. Related Stories 30 Photos of a Young King Charles III 19 Books About the Roya...
As Ebenezer wasn't used as a given name in the Middle Ages, it was not around at the time when most surnames were being established.Ebenezerhowever, does have some limited usage as a surname, thanks to its adoption in the 17th century. Some have suggested that some dissenters may have de...