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? // Nicknames + Surnames

Happy Wednesday, lovelies! How fares your week thus far?  
At last, I have another Name post!  These were quite fun to research. Enjoy.


NICKNAMES


Monty Montreal M | English (rare), African American MAHN-tray-ahl, mon-TRAYL
From the name of a Canadian city, whose name is a variant of "Mount Royal." …
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What's in a Name? >> 3rd Monday Edition

Happy Monday, lovelies! How was your weekend?  Does it feel like Summertime to you yet? We've had some splendidly summery weather the past couple weeks here in East Tennessee.  I just LOOOOVE this season! (Which, technically, it's still considered Spring right now, I suppose... at least until…
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What's in a Name? // 3rd Monday Edition

Happy Monday, lovelies! How was your weekend?  Does it feel like Summertime to you yet?  
Enjoy.


NICKNAMES
Ned Edmund M | English, German, Polish EHD-mÉ™nd(English),EHT-muwnt(German),EHD-moont(Polish)
Means "rich protection," from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and mund &…
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What's in a Name? // 3rd Monday Edition

Good day to you, lovelies!
How was your weekend?  Mine was good, with the exception of a teething toddler (poor baby!) & my hubby catching a bout of food poisoning Friday evening...  They're both better now, thankfully! <3

Read on to see some fun Nicknames, as well as a list of Surnames!
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What's in a Name? // First Name Post of the Year!

Happy Monday, friends!
It's a brand new week, & I don't know about you, but Winter has finally made itself known in my area of the country.  And I'm so missing our non-typical 70-degree Dec./Jan. days.  I'm ready for Spring!!! Who's with me???

Ah well.  :]  It'll be here…
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What's in a Name? || Nicknames!

Happy Monday, friends!
How fares your day thus far?
Can you believe November is basically here???
Are you doing NaNo?? cuz we have TWO DAYS before it begins! *hysterical screaming* I'm SO NOT READYYYYY. . .
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Meanwhile, whilst I pretend to prepare fo…
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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 | The Goblin Crown
Hello, lovelies!  Just now attempting to get back into the swing of things here in the blog world. …
Book Review | When Mountains Move
Well, no worries, my lovelies!  This review will be rather short.  Simply because. . . I didn'…