Comments for Nook of Names http://nookofnames.com Home of Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names: For Pagans, Witches, Wiccans, Druids, Heathens, Mages, Shamans & Independent Thinkers of All Sorts Who Are Curious About Names from Every Place and Every Time Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:39:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Latin Lovelies and Loathlies — F by Nook of Names http://nookofnames.com/2012/03/05/latin-lovelies-and-loathlies-f/#comment-2908 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:39:35 +0000 http://nookofnames.com/?p=3408#comment-2908 You’re right insofar as fidelia in Latin can also be the neuter, nominative, vocative and accusative plural of the adjective fidelis (translating as “faithful things”), but as a singular, nominative, feminine noun, fidelia is just a humble earthenware pot — though it can also be a pail of whitewash :) .

]]> Comment on Artistic Names of Artists by Dellitt http://nookofnames.com/2012/02/13/artistic-names/#comment-2903 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:15:51 +0000 http://nookofnames.com/?p=3137#comment-2903 From your list my favorites, as far as names that immediately bring to mind the artistic reference,are: Cassatt, Cezanne, Yeats (except I think of William Butler), Turner, Seurat, Sargent, Rosetti, Morisot, Matisse, Manet (I prefer the sound of this to Monet), Magritte, Escher, and Corot.

I think Rivera also works, as does Kahlo.

]]> Comment on Latin Lovelies and Loathlies — F by Fidelia http://nookofnames.com/2012/03/05/latin-lovelies-and-loathlies-f/#comment-2882 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:56:02 +0000 http://nookofnames.com/?p=3408#comment-2882 Fidelia actually means faithful in Latin, but I do love “earthenware pot” as a name meaning, too :D

]]> Comment on The People of Pompeii by Dellitt http://nookofnames.com/2011/08/24/the-people-of-pompeii/#comment-2879 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:24:27 +0000 http://nookofnames.com/?p=1346#comment-2879 I like these: Arrius, Lucius, Felix, Cornelius, Demetrius, Titus, Erastus, Fortunata, Rufus, Afra, Julius, Octavius, Verus, and Sibilla.
The most entertaining name was Fufidius Successus, Numerius. I like Euplia for the meaning (fair voyage).
My grandfather’s name was Junius.
It was very nice to learn about their naming customs. Thanks!

]]> Comment on The Most Popular (Boys’) Names — of 2035… by Nook of Names http://nookofnames.com/2011/10/20/the-most-popular-names-of-2035/#comment-2869 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:26:31 +0000 http://nookofnames.com/?p=2171#comment-2869 Yes, indeed! I do like Rafferty :)

]]> Comment on Nook of Names Pick of the Week — Argent by Nook of Names http://nookofnames.com/2012/02/08/nook-of-names-pick-of-the-week-argent/#comment-2868 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:26:00 +0000 http://nookofnames.com/?p=3224#comment-2868 Nice choice! :)

]]> Comment on Nook of Names Pick of the Week — Argent by Julie http://nookofnames.com/2012/02/08/nook-of-names-pick-of-the-week-argent/#comment-2861 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:19:00 +0000 http://nookofnames.com/?p=3224#comment-2861 I named my German shepherd Argent.

]]> Comment on The Most Popular (Boys’) Names — of 2035… by KWilsonB http://nookofnames.com/2011/10/20/the-most-popular-names-of-2035/#comment-2856 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:37:00 +0000 http://nookofnames.com/?p=2171#comment-2856 My son was born in 2008 and his name is Rafferty James. It’s an awesome name – handsome, strong and we haven’t met another one at school yet!

]]> Comment on Nook of Names Pick of the Week — Tigerlily by justin http://nookofnames.com/2011/09/21/nook-of-names-pick-of-the-week-tigerlily/#comment-2841 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:07:13 +0000 http://nookofnames.com/?p=1054#comment-2841 I have given my daughter the name Lilywhite

]]> Comment on Rune Names — Wynn by About A Name: Wynn « The Name Station http://nookofnames.com/2012/01/03/rune-names-wynn/#comment-2833 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:14:25 +0000 http://nookofnames.com/?p=2789#comment-2833 [...] The symbol was the forerunner to the modern W, and about a year ago, Nook of Names highlighted beautifully all kinds of feminine names from Anglo-Saxon times that used -wynn, from Ealuwynn [...]

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