c. 1200 (late 12c. in place names and surnames), "an unmarried woman (usually young); the Virgin Mary;" shortening of maiden (n.). Like that word, used in Middle English of unmarried men as well as women (as in maiden-man, c. 1200, which was used of both sexes, reflecting also...
Old-fashioned baby names hover above trends, never go out of style, and somehow give even babies an air of undeniable authority (why, hello, Abraham, Cornelius, and Evangeline). They’re charming and distinctive, not too obscure and sound wiser than their years. And perhaps most important, ...
identified. In those times very few people could read or write, so the easiest way to describe a man who lived near an oak tree was to call him John Oak, or had white hair to be known John White, or John Small or John Long. There is more on the origin of names inThe Greenly ...
In pre-Revolutionary France, the Marquise de Merteuil and her sometime lover the Vicomte de Valmont amuse themselves by plotting the seduction of two women of virtue: the virginal Cecile Volanges and the respectably married Madame de Tourvel. But as their cynical game proceeds, the players’ m...
1998 I. Welsh Filth 61: Bit young for me but. Mind you, if they’re auld enough tae bleed... 2001 ‘Cougarjock’ ‘The Wrong Bus Stop’ 🌐‘Man, you can’t fuck her. She can’t be more than twelve years old! I can find you a better girl, man,’ he said. One of the ...
Dame Shirley Basseywas born on January 8, 1937 and a Welsh singer born from a Nigerian father and Welsh mother. She became famous with hit singles used as theme songs for the James Bond films, and include; 1964 Goldfinger, 1971 Diamonds Are Forever, and the 1979 Moonraker. I Who Have No...
Old English Names For Boys Starting With P Palmer Origin/Gender: Old English gender-neutral name Meaning/Description:“One who holds the palm tree” or “pilgrim” Pronunciation:“pam-er” Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables Popularity/Rank: 1,000+ (boy) Namesakes: Welsh rugby union footb...
It was wrecked off the Welsh coast, with between 100 and 140 persons on board, of whom only seventeen were saved. For the safety and rescue of all those souls on board this packet-boat there was only one small shallop, twelve feet long. Mr. Gladstone was impressed with the terrible ...
Just before the 2018 general elections, MDC-T entered into a political pact with six other political parties – PDP led by Biti, MDC led by Professor Welshman Ncube, Transform Zimbabwe led by Jacob Ngarivhume, Zanu-Ndonga led by Denford Musiyarira, Multi-Racial Christian Democratic Party led...
By referring to the first twelve incidents, it will be seen that among the killed are men, women and children—White, Colored and Indian—from the tender babe of three days old, up to the venerable man of three score years and three. The two young men, Abraham Franklin and William ...