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Names . Sci-Fi

What's in a Name?

Per request, by my dear friend Risa, this particular Name post features names that I think would/could be classified as Sci-Fi and/or futuristic.  
Neo Gender:  Masculine & Feminine Usage:  Southern African, Tswana, Greek Pronunciation:  NEE-oh, nee-OH
Meaning & History Means "gift" i…
11 Aug 13
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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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Normally, I dislike this sort of thing.  
Polls.  
But I have decided to host one on my sidebar for the sake of seeing the majority of ages to whom my blog reaches.  So, I hope you will take the 2 seconds (if you have fast internet) to click one of the four little dots in your respective age group…
09 Aug 13
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Book Review [Beautiful Girlhood]

Beautiful Girlhood Revised by Karen Andreola
rear cover:   What can be more beautiful than the budding and blossoming of girlhood?  Those years of transition from childhood to womanhood are filled with wonderful interest and promise.  But the young feet that travel this way may be unsteady and unsur…
08 Aug 13
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History . Names

What's in a Name?

Per request.  ^__^
Anne Gender:  Feminine Usage:  French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque Pronunciation:AHN (French), AN (English), AH-nə (German), AHN-nə (Dutch)
Meaning & History French form of Anna, which in turn is a form of Hannah meaning "favour" …
05 Aug 13
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