The Ward surname may also be of Irish origin from the Irish last name McWard and variations such as MacAward, MacEvard, MacEward, and Macanward. It derives from the old Gaelic name Mac an Bhaird, from the prefixMac, meaning "son of" andbhaird, a Gaelic word meaning "bard" or "poe...
An alternate etymology may suggest the name comes from the Russian noun рубец, rubets, i.e., the seam that is left around the coin after casting: silver was added to the cast in two goes. Therefore the word ruble means "a cast with a seam".) The Russian unit of currency....
The phrase first appears in print in the late 18th century. This quotation from a 1769 play staged by David Garrick, a celebrated Shakespearean British actor, in honor of the Bard is often cited as the earliest use (aside: it was probably already part of the common contemporary vernacular, ...
Maybe you should start withEscape from New York, with a vision of NYC after its transformation into a prison that has been imitated (even by Carpenter himself!) but has never, ever been surpassed. It IS the movie that helped cement the career of Kurt Russell, after all. But to work the...
Currie has Scottish origins, from place-names. There was a Currie in Midlothian, thought to have derived from the Gaelic wordcurraighmeaning a wet plain or marsh, and a Corrie in Dumfriesshire, after the Gaeliccoireor cauldron. Then again Currie was an anglicization form of the GaelicMacMhui...
Possibly fromsnasail(pronounced[s̪n̪ˠas̪al]), elegant or neat. Perhaps a U.S. colloquial blend of snappy and jazzy.[1] Words mostly used in Lowland Scots Because of the wide overlap ofScottish EnglishandLowland Scots, it can be difficult to ascertain if a word should be consid...
Explore alternatives, each with a unique charm but that mirrors the meaning. Adithri Coman Eugenius Hobard Hy Jarl Keyaan Mik Ramy Shreema Names Rhyming With Naif The significance of rhyming names extends beyond their aesthetic appeal and a good feel. The repetition and symmetry...
Behind the camera The Witcher: Blood Originwas co-created byDeclan de Barra, who wrote the season 1 episode ofThe WitchertitledOf Banquets, Bastards and Burials(in which Geralt and the bard Jaskier attend a royal banquet).The Witchershowrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is the other co-creator of...
Sounds like this could be fun after all.And have you heard any rumours of where we might find such rewards?" "There is one thing.Apparently a skilled bard was researching the tale of a lost treasure for a song and went missing in Broken Lair.So,a bard,a chance at treasure and ...
Fjall, from Xin’Trea’s Dog Clan, was banished for sleeping with the kingdom’s now-ruling princess. Éile, a member of the Raven Clan, left Pryshia under a cloud of disgrace and became a wandering bard known as the Lark. Now, they join forces to avenge their now-dead clans. But...