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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?

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day!  So in honor of this holiday of love, the following names have "love" in their meanings in some way or other.
 Rudo M & F | Southern African, Shono
Means "love" in Shono.

Ahava F | Hebrew
Means "love" in Hebrew.













Carwyn M | Welsh
Mea…
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What's in a Name?

Hullo, all!  Long time no see.  :]  How was your weekend?  Can you believe Summer is nearly here?? I've two ladies names for you today!  Enjoy.

Eden Gender:  Feminine Usage:  Biblical, Hebrew Pronunciation:  EE-dǝn(English)
Meaning & History Means "place of pleasure" or "delight&…
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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?

Here's a WHOLE set of gentlemen's names for you, dearies!  Enjoy.
EviGender:  MasculineUsage:  BiblicalPronunciation:  EE-vi (like Levi,LEE-vi)
Meaning & History The given name of a King of Midian, one of five Midianite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition (Nu…
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What's in a Name?

Good morning, m'dears! I do hope you all had a lovely Easter and a beautiful Resurrection Sunday.  Praise to God, for our King is alive! 
Here's a new set of names for you.  Haha, I'm getting to the point where I think I'm re-using photos. . . I can't remember if I've poste…
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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?

It's me!  I'm back!! And with another Name post. . . Heheheh.  I seriously meant to post more than I did this past week, but. . . ah well.  Hope y'all have had a lovely weekend!  Can you believe August is near over??
I actually have two book reviews in the works, so stay tuned later in…
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What's in a Name?

DominicGender:  MasculineUsage:  EnglishPronunciation:  DAHM-ǝ-nik
Meaning & History From the Late Latin name Dominicus, meaning "of the Lord," which was traditionally given to a child born on a Sunday.  Many saints have borne this name, including the 13th-century founder of the Domini…
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What's in a Name?

And here's yet another of the futuristic set, in the feminine. . .


Tosha
Gender:  Feminine
Usage:  English, Russian
Pronunciation:  TOSH-a

Meaning & History
Possibly a variant of the nickname Tasha, the short form of Natasha, which in turn is the Russian diminutive of Natalya, ultimately meanin…
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What's in a Name?

Here's a set of Biblical names for you.  Most originate from Hebrew.

Remember, if you have any requests regarding names with certain meanings, or "genres" (Fantasy, Victorian, Scandinavian, etc.), don't hesitate to comment!


Tekoa
Gender:  Masculine
Usage:  Biblical
Pronunciation:  te…
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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. …