Guinevere was the name of the beautiful but ill-fated queen of Camelot, for so many years eclipsed by its modern Cornish form Jennifer. Today, Guinevere could be a cool possibility for adventurous parents intrigued by this richly evocative and romantic choice. ...
Guinevere was the name of the beautiful but ill-fated queen of Camelot, for so many years eclipsed by its modern Cornish form Jennifer. Today, Guinevere could be a cool possibility for adventurous parents intrigued by this richly evocative and romantic choice. ...
DeirdreandConorare memorable characters from Celtic mythology. She, the ill-fated wife. He, the prideful husband. The Ulster King Conor stashed Deirdre away as a baby so he could marry her when she grew older. Only problem: when she matured into the most beautiful woman of all of Ireland,...
In “Macbeth,” the ill-fated title character says his enemies have tethered him to a stake, but “bear-like, I must fight the course.” In “Much Ado About Nothing,” the bull is a wild but noble beast: “I think he thinks upon the savage bull. Tush, fear not, man; we’ll...
He led the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade and, unlike most of the soldiers under his command, survived. Eponyms from Mythology Lots of eponyms are derived from fictional characters, particularly Greek mythology. Pan was a mischievous forest sprite who liked to frighten travellers who ...
Nár was the companion of the ill-fated Thrór, and it was his report of his master's branded corpse that gave rise the War of the Dwarves and the Orcs, which perhaps explains why Tolkien chose this particular name. The sequence -nár- also appears in various Elvish words and names, ...
A number of major new product failures in the marketplace have been attributed to the choice of an inappropriate brand name (e.g., as in the case of the ill-fated Ford Edsel; Wallace, 1975; see also Klink, 2001). One promising strategy is to create brand names using sound phonetics, ...
Metallica embarked on a co-headlining tour with Guns N' Roses in 1992. During Metallica's set at the ill-fated Montreal show, Hetfield caught fire onstage from one of the pyrotechnics, and he was rushed to the hospital with second and third-degree burns. Guns N' Roses took the stage mu...
Desdemona(Greek) – The name means “misery,”“ill-fated one,”“misery,” or “of the devil.” Mallory (Old French) – This name also means “unfortunate” or “bad luck.” Names That Mean Sorrow & Misery Deirdre (Celticand Gaelic) – It means “sad one” or “sorrowful.” ...
Desdemona (Greek; girl) –“Ill-fated one,”“of the devil,” or “misery” Diva (Latin andItaliangirl name) –“Goddess”; also means a self-important, temperamental person Domain Drusilla (Greek, Celtic, and Latin) –“Courageous” or “strong”; also sounds like “Drosophila,” a genu...