The Beauty of Names

Matt Grevers, fastest in the heats Heat 6 1. Matthew "Matt" Grevers - U.S. - Time: 52.92. seconds 2. Cheng Feiyi - China - 53.22 3. Ryosuke Irie - Japan - 53.56 4. Nick Driebergen - Netherlands - 53.62 5. Hayden Stoeckel - Australia - 53.88 6. Gareth Kean - New Zealand - 54.26 7. Daniel Arnamnart - Australia - 54.28 8. Charl Crous - South Africa - 55.37 Heat 5 1. Camille Lacourt - France - 53.51 2. Liam Tancock - Britain - 53.86 3. Arkady Vyatchanin - Russia - 54.01 4. Jan-Philip Glania - Germany - 54.07 5. Charles Francis - Canada - 54.08 6. Aristeidis Grigoriadis - Greece - 54.52 7. Marcin Tarczynski - Poland - 55.06 8. Benjamin Stasiulis - France - 55.36 Heat 4 1. Nick Thoman - U.S. - 53.48 2. Helge Meeuw - Germany - 53.83 3. Vladimir Morozov - Russia - 54.01 4. Aschwin Wildeboer - Spain - 54.36 5. Bastiaan Lijesen - Netherlands - 54.88 6. Yakov Toumarkin - Israel - 54.91 7. Juan Miguel Rando - Spain - 54.93 8. Daniel Orzechowski - Bra

Emily Seebohm, who had the best time out of all the heats I have to admit, I am fascinated with the Olympics. Not only do I love to watch all of the different sports, but I love to see the names from the different countries. Here are the names of the women from the 100m backstroke heats that went on earlier today. Heat 6 1. Melissa "Missy" Franklin - U.S. - Time: 59.37 Seconds 2. Belinda Hocking - Australia - 59.61 3. Aya Terakawa - Japan - 59.82 4. Fu Yuanhui - China - 59.96 5. Simona Baumrtova - Czech Republic - 59.99 6. Alexianne Castel - France - 1:00.16 7. Jenny Mensing - Germany - 1:00.72 8. Laure Manaudou - France - 1:01.03 Heat 5 1. Anastasia Zueva - Russia - 59.88 2. Julia Wilkinson - Canada - 59.94 3. Rachel Bootsma - U.S. - 1:00.03 4. Gemma Spofforth - Britain - 1:00.05 5. Sinead Russell - Canada - 1:00.10 6. Daryna Zevina - Ukraine - 1:00.57 7. Fabiola Molina - Brazil - 1:01.40 8. Elena Gemo - Italy - 1:01.77 Heat 4 1. Emily Seebohm

"Sketch of Aphra Behn" by George Scharf Today we will be discussing names that I think have yet to really be discovered, but definitely should be. I will try to keep the names out of the the top 1000 of the US. Aphra - Does Not Rank in US - The meaning of Aphra is unknown, although there is some speculation that it could be a form of Aphrah , a place in the Bible, which means "dust", or possible a form of Afra, which was the nickname Romans gave African women. While that may keep some people from using it, the namesake Aphra Behn should surely improve the image. She was a dramatist and one of the first female writers. She was born sometime during the 1600s and is sometimes her name is given as Eaffry . Aphra married Johan Behn in 1664, but he died only a few years into the marriage. Not only did Aphra write "Oroonoko", which was the first ever novel to show black Africans in a sympathetic light, she also worked as a spy for King Charles II, and was

"Joanna" I'm a big fan of Vera Wang, I think her fashion is just superb. Her wedding dresses are stunning, and they have great names too. Here is a list of some of the names of her wedding gowns. Fall 2012: Joanna Jasmine Juliet Jade Joy Jane Joelle Jacqueline Josephine June Janice Jessica Jocelyn "Holly" Spring 2012: Henriette Harper Hannah Harlow Hazel Hayden Holly Hilary Hayley Helena "Georgina" Fall 2011: Ghillian Gisele Gabriela Gemma Gwendolyn Gretchen Gloria Gracie Genevieve Georgina Glenda "Joan" Other: Joan Rita Bouquet Dylan Dinah Diedre Diana Delany Daphne Esther Eleanor Ethel Evelyn Eliza Farrah Fawn Fiona Fern Image Credit: "Joanna" image taken from www.verawang.com "Holly" image taken from aminamichele.com "Georgina" image taken from simplyeverythingwedding.com "Joan" image taken from www.m

Sienna and Tom Actress Sienna Miller, known for her roles in "Factory Girl" and "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra", has welcomed her first child, a baby girl who she has reportedly named Marlow, though it isn't confirmed yet. Sienna is currently engaged to actor Tom Sturridge, of "Waiting for Love", and "Like Minds" fame. Update : It is confirmed that the couple have named their daughter Marlowe Ottoline Layng. What do you all think?

Kourtney and Scott Kourtney Kardashian and her husband, Scott Disick, who both are famous for the reality show "The Kardashians", have welcomed their second child together, a girl named Penelope Scotland. Their first child is Mason Dash.

Majandra and David Actress and musician Majandra Delfino, of "Roswell" and "Life as We Know It" fame, has welcomed her first child, a baby girl named Cecilia Delphine, with husband, actor David Walton, who can been seen in "Perfect Couples" and "Fired Up!".

Princess Mafalda of Savoy Origin : Portuguese, Italian Gender : Female Meaning : "Mighty in battle" Pronunciation : muh-FAHL-duh (I think) Other forms : Matilda, Matilde The name Mafalda is the Portuguese and Italian form of Matilda. It might have come from the Medieval French name,  Mahaut which means "might, strength" . Matilda comes from the German Mahthildis , which comes from the elements maht , which means, you guessed it, "might, strength", and hild , which means "battle". Mafalda might be vaguely familiar to some, it is the name of a minor character, Mafalda Hopkirk, in the Harry Potter books. She is the head of the Use of Improper Magic department. Mafalda was the name of the first Queen of Portugual, she is known more commonly as Maud, or Matilda though. There is also Princess Mafalda Maria Elisabetta Anna Romana of Savoy, who was born in Rome in 1902. She was the second oldest of five children. The children in order wer