xii, ‘Nubbing Cheat’, cries Partridge, ‘pray, Sir, what is that?’Ibid. xv. xii, ‘What is the Name of the Street?’ cries Jones.1782F. Burney Cecilia vii. ii, Odd people? and in what are we so very odd?1853C. M. Yonge Heir of Redclyffe xxv, What has come to you?1863...
The name hasbeen a strong, constant monicker for artistsand more for decades. But the name has a richer history than only Hollywood. James is a modern descendant of Iacomus, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Jacob. Two of the twelve apostles in the Bible had the name of James. What ...
The name Phyllis is agirl'sname of Greek origin meaning "green bough". Phyllis has been used by classical poets for the idealized pastoral maiden. What was Phyllis nickname? At the wedding, Michael reveals that Phyllis's nickname in high school was"Easy Rider". In a deleted scene from "Bus...
This is because of its long limbs, which one might look at and call it “cursorial adaptation” but our analysis reveals the tradeoffs of that; as limb length goes up, EMA goes down, and that negatively impacts athletic abilities. All the more reason to be wary of simplistic length-speed...
I was asleep when she called, early in the school day. Like many angsty teens, by my senior year, I had pretty well checked out of the local social scene and made it my chore to be at school as little as possible. This is a 180 degree difference in behavior compared to my social ...
and sins - e.g. the double crime of David, mentioned in the Bible, which, according to the Law of Moses, is punishable by death - which, let alone a prophet who is a chosen worshiper of God the Almighty, we would not even think of attaching to the name of an ordinary human ...
Spanish speakers use it as a feminine diminutive ofJosé(“God shall add”). [add “joyful” etymology] However you arrive at the meaning of the name, it’s wildly popular around the globe, and no less so in Haiti. Also spelledJOCELYN(which is also the male form),JOCELENE, andJOSELAIN...
falls in love with her after she dies. Penthesilea is described as being “of Thracian birth.” Thrace was the ancient name for the eastern part of the Balkan peninsula, corresponding to modern Bulgaria and adjacent parts of Greece and Turkey. Thus southernmost Thrace was just across the Dardan...