A Bookish Sarah

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Sarah
Welcome, friend! Relax & rest awhile, if you please. I'm an ordinary girl, a follower of Christ, mama to Gabriel, Heidi, & Aidan; and wife to Evan. Here in this little space of the online world, I share all manner of bookish things, including full content reviews, writerly snippets, encouragement for everyday life, and a whole collection of names & their meanings.

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What's in a Name?

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Mason
Gender:  Masculine
Usage:  English
Pronunciation:  MAY-son

Meaning & History
Taken from an English surname meaning "stoneworker," which is derived from an Old French word of Germanic origin (similar to Old English macian "to make").


Vena
Gender:  Feminine
Usage:  Indian
Pronunciation:  (possibly) vee-NAH, or vay-NAH

Meaning & History
Derived from Sanskrit, meaning "yearning."









Baruch
Gender:  Masculine
Usage:  Biblical, Hebrew
Pronunciation:  (English) ba-ROOK, BER-ook, BAR-ook, BAHR-ook

Meaning & History
Means "blessed" in Hebrew.  In the Old Testament, this was the name of a companion of the prophet Jeremiah.  A famous bearer was Baruch Spinoza, a Dutch-Jewish rationalist philosopher.


Gwyn
Gender:  Feminine
Usage:  Welsh
Pronunciation:  GWINN

Meaning & History
Means "white, fair, blessed" in Welsh.









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