The Beauty of Names

"Pavonia" by Lord Frederic Leighton Lord Frederic Leighton was an English artist who lived from 1830 to 1896. He was also the bearer of the shortest lived peerage ever; it was a hereditary title, and he had it only one day before he died. Female: Phoebe May Actaea Clytie Psamathe Acme Venus Persephone Nausicaa Andromache Ida Pysche Antigone Sibyl Electra Clytemnestra Andromeda Iphigenia Hero Pavonia (A genus of plants) Male: Icarus Daedalus Septimus Elijah Richard Frederic Dante Perseus Henry Cymon Hercules Agamemnon Alcestis Jonathan David

Origin : French Gender : Female Meaning : Diminutive of Marie Pronunciation : muh-NOH, muh-NAWN, MAN-on Other forms : N/A This is one of those names where I can't decide my feelings on it. I like the way it looks, I like that it is unusual and French, but I'm not sure if I'm keen on the pronunciations. I think the first time I heard it said aloud was when Damian Lewis was talking about his daughter Manon, and he used the "MAN-on" pronunciation, which sounded nice when he said it, but I sound very stilted when I attempt it. Manon is a diminutive for Marie, and is used in France and the Netherlands. The first Manon I think of is from "Manon of the Spring" or "Manon des Sources", the sequel to the critically acclaimed "Jean de Florette". It is about Jean de Florette's daughter who is named Manon after her mother's favorite opera role, "Manon Lescaut". The opera was adapted from the 1731 book by Abbé Prévost, wh...

"Landing of the Pilgrims" by Michele Felice Cornè *I totally forgot to post this yesterday, so here it is a little late. Happy Thanksgiving! Today the post is some of the names of passengers on the Mayflower, both those from the Holland congregation and the London one. Isaac Allerton - Mary Allerton (wife) - Bartholomew Allerton (7, boy) - Remember Allerton (5, girl) - Mary Allerton (3, girl; She was the last passenger of the Mayflower to die) William Brewster - Mary Brewster (wife) - Love/Truelove Brewster (9, boy) - Wrestling Brewster (6, boy) Moses Fletcher Degory Priest Desire Minter Stephen Hopkins - Elizabeth Hopkins (wife) - Giles Hopkins (12, boy) - Constance Hopkins (14, girl) - Damaris Hopkins (1-2, girl) - Oceanus Hopkins (Born during the voyage) William White - Susanna White (wife) - Resolved White (5, boy) - Peregrine White (Boy, born on board in Cape Cod) Humility Cooper Jasper More Elias Storey Roger Wilder

"Cox in the Atelier of Toon Dupuis" C.C. van Asch van Wijck was a Dutch artists' model and sculptor, and had many siblings who had amazing names. C.C. herself was Lady Cornélie Caroline, and was called "Cox". She was named for her aunt, Countess Cornelia van Limburg Stirum. She was the fourth of the five children of Lord Hubert Willem van Asch van Wijck and Countess Wilhelmina Philippina "Wim" van Limburg Stirum. The others were as follows: Constance "Conny" Maurits "Maus" Cecilius "Cecil" C.C. Wilhelmina Adolphina "Dolph" C.C. died after giving birth to her son, Johan Adolph "Dolph" Volcker, at the age of thirty-one.

Agnès Sorel as "Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim" by Jean Fouquet Continuing on... Agnès Sorel - Charles VII - Sorel was the first officially recognized royal mistress in France. She was called "Dame de beauté", and had three daughters by Charles, Charlotte de Valois, Marie de Valois, and Jeanne de Valois. She died at the age of twenty-eight after giving birth to her fourth child. She was believed to have been poisoned using mercury, and theories state it was Charles' own son who did it. Antoinette de Maignelais - Charles VII - Antoinette was Agnès' cousin and replaced her as mistress after her death. She had two daughters believed to have been sired by him. One was named Jane. Phélisé Regnard - Louis XI Marguerite de Sassenage - Louis XI Françoise de Foix, Comtesse de Châteaubriant - Francis I Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Duchess of Étampes - Francis I Mary Boleyn - Francis I (Disputed) Diane de Poitiers - Henry II Janet...

Odette and Charles VI by François Guizot I have a fascination with royal mistresses, with the power they gained and held, rivaling only the Queen's, who very often aware of them. They often had quite interesting names, and their children did as well, having the freedom to go a bit more adventurous with them than the royals did. Without further ado, starting all the way back in Clovis' reign from 509-511, here is the first batch of names. Evochilde - Clovis I Waldrada, Princess of the Lombards - Chlothar I Valtrude of the Lombards - Chlothar I Arnegundis - Chlothar I Merofleda - Charibert I - Had a daughter by him named Berteflede. Clothilde - Charibert I Marcovefa - Charibert I - Had a daughter by him named Clothilde. Theogilda - Charibert I Fredegund d'Ardennes - Chilperic I - Later became Queen. Persuaded Chilperic to divorce his first wife and send her to a convent; however he then married Galswintha, who Fredegund strangled. Her daughter with Ch...

I've been entranced by silent films ever since I saw the 1926 "The Scarlet Letter" starring Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson early one morning. I loved the heavy makeup and the over the top performances, the glamor and the fashion. The names are also really great, especially the women's, which were really spunky. I tried to feature a lot of the more prominent stars of the time so we could get an idea of what was popular, but a few of the more unusual names of lesser known stars slipped in! If you comment, please let me know what your favorite silent film is! Ladies: Anita Page Lila Lee Jobyna Ralston Madge Bellamy Betty Bronson Renée Adorée Madlaine Traverse Nita Naldi Billie Dove Marguerite De La Motte Leatrice Joy Texas Guinan Zena Keefe Lillian and Dorothy Gish Bessie Love Teddy Sampson Anna May Wong Theda Bara Mae Marsh Alta Allen Francelia Billington Minta Durfee (real name was Araminta) Louise Brooks ZaSu Pitts Clara Bow Marion Davies...

Princess Marie and Prince Joachim of Denmark Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat  was born Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian to Margrethe II of Denmark and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark . He first married  Princess Alexandra of Denmark, later  Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg who was born Alexandra Christina Manley. Their children are: Nikolai William Alexander Frederik, " Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Count of Monpezat " Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian, " Prince Felix of Denmark, Count of Monpezat Then he married Princess Marie of Denmark , who was born Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier. Their children are: Henrik Carl Joachim Alain, " Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat " Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie, " Princess Athena of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat "