which according toBehind the Nameis a variant ofLavinia. In Roman mythology, Lavinia was the wife of Aeneas, and “the mother of the Roman People.” Another example of how many Amish first names are not Biblically-based.
Brixton, (English Origin) Taken from the name of a district of London. In this article, were sharing some of the most common Old English last names to help you uncover your family history. Lee, Lewis, Long, Lumbard, Lyon, Maddern, Marshall, Martin, Mason, This last name originated from...
Something Scottish would have been preferable, but the good names were taken - McClcl- land, Stewart, Macmillan." Editor Jack David, a burly fellow in jeans and a (non-clan) plaid shia, frowns. "McLeod - no. McLcod was left, but it didn't sound too good." Emerson House, stepsister...
believing women,they may wed believing girls from among those (captives and slaves) whom your right hands possess, and Allah has full knowledge about your Faith, you are one from another. Wed them with the permission of their own folk (guardians, Auliya' or masters) and give them their...
The proportion of open and declared Socialists among the great writers, artists, playwrights, critics, of the Victorian period was out of all proportion to the number of Socialists in the general population. Wilde in his Soul of Man under Socialism, Ruskin in many volumes of imperishable prose...