A Bookish Sarah

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Welcome, friend! Relax & rest awhile, if you please. I am an ordinary gal, a follower of Christ, mama to Gabriel, Heidi, & Aidan; and wife to Evan. Here on this little blog, 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?

Good morning, lovelies!  
How was your weekend? I don't know where you are, but our weather has been simply GORGEOUS!!
Here are some names for you.  Any requests for next week?
KristoffGender:  MasculineUsage:  English, Swedish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Danish, FinnishPronunciation:  KRIS-tawf, KR…
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What's in a Name?

JosephGender:  MasculineUsage:  English, French, German, BiblicalPronunciation:  JO-sǝf (English), zho-ZEF (French), YO-zef (German)
Meaning & History From Ioseph, the Latin form of the Greek Ιωσηφ, which is derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "he will add."  In the Old Testame…
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What's in a Name?

Welcome, welcome!  Here's a new Name post for you, dearies.  
I understand NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is quickly approaching.  And so, the majority of you lovely bloggie buddies are gathering your resources and preparing your plots.  Well, you need names, right?  While I do not p…
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What's in a Name?

C'est Français, mes amis.
Donatien
Gender:  Masculine
Usage:  French
Pronunciation:  Do-NAH-tee-en

Meaning & History
French form of Donato, which comes from the Late Latin name Donatus, meaning "given."










Gwendoline
Gender:  Feminine
Usage:  Welsh, English (British), French
Pronunciation:  G…
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February Snippets!
Here are some Snippets from last month.  These hail from my WIP Safia and another project I'm …
Name Reveal!
Happy November! I don't know about you, but as I sit & type up this little post, I have the …
Book Review | When Mountains Move
Well, no worries, my lovelies!  This review will be rather short.  Simply because. . . I didn'…
Book Review | The Goblin Crown
Hello, lovelies!  Just now attempting to get back into the swing of things here in the blog world. …