We were taking some photos one day in front of one of these old antebellum homes, and one of us said the word. And we all kind of stopped and said, 'That could be a name!' ... It just feels kind of country and nostalgic.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I wish people could have seen what they called our mansion. They would have been so disappointed, because it was just an old house that we fixed up, and I love the old house.
Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit.
It has not been an easy name, yet it has brought me many a laugh.
The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted to understand more and who were excited by this picture of a world which was not their own.
A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes and their stories.
A name, of course is like a piece of clothing, isn't it? It gives you an impression right away.
My father used to call me 'bird bones' and, well, the name fits.
You know, funny is this weird word for me. I hear is so many times it has no meaning anymore.
I was named for my grandmother. It's an evil-eye name, to protect you from bad things.
I coined a word the other day, but I forgot what it was. It was a good one, it came to me in a dream.