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Pagan Name of the Month — Aidan
This month’s name takes us reeling a jig over the sea to the Emerald Isle. Aidan is currently very popular around the English-speaking world, although, in both America and Britain the spelling Aiden...
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Happy St Andrew’s Day
It’s St Andrew’s Day today — Scotland’s national day. To mark it, I thought I’d feature some of my favorite of Scotland’s lesser known names, past and present: Affrica ♀ — The Anglicized form of the...
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Nook of Names Pick of the Week — Branwen
Branwen is one of a small and select group of Welsh names which featured in Welsh mythology and was also used widely as a genuinue given name in medieval times. It is also one of the Welsh names...
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Dydd Santes Dwynwen Hapus!
That’s “Happy Saint Dwynwen’s Day!” in English. Saint Who? In Wales, Dwnywen (pronounce “doo-in-wen” — the “doo-in” bit pronounced so quickly that it almost sounds like “dwin”) is considered the “Welsh...
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Nook of Names Pick of the Week — Argent
It was the full moon last night, which is the inspiration for today’s pick of the week, the little heard Argent. Argent falls into the categories of both “surnames as first names” and “word names,”...
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Welsh Flower Names — Part 1
The adoption of “word names” is much more widespread and accepted in Welsh, and are regularly heard within Wales. Names of flowers and trees are, naturally, a popular choice too. But there are still...
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Welsh Flower Names — Part 2
As promised, here’s the second part of Welsh Flowers that have great name potential. Pronunciation at the end if you want to sound like you were born and bred in the Land of Song. Gwaedlys — pink...
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The Sons of Wales
This Thursday, we’ll be celebrating St David’s Day here in Wales. So to mark the occasion, this week will have an entirely Welsh theme. Today it overlaps with a name category which has been on my mind...
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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!
Happy St David’s Day — from a sunny (yes, it is!) Wales! As a St David’s Day present, here are the entries from Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Names for David and Dewi. David ♂ Biblical name of Hebrew...
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Sláinte!
As everyone and their auntie knows, today is St Paddy’s day. And as Patrick is Ireland’s patron, it’s a day as much about celebrating Ireland as commemmorating him. Although many contend that his feast...
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