Comments on: Weekly Geeks 2009-06: What's in a name? http://www.thebookladysblog.com/2009/02/16/weekly-geeks-2009-06-whats-in-a-name/ Pin-Up Girl with a Reading Fetish Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:43:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: BTT: It’s Symbolic (woogie woogie woogie) « The Book Lady’s Blog http://www.thebookladysblog.com/2009/02/16/weekly-geeks-2009-06-whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3441 BTT: It’s Symbolic (woogie woogie woogie) « The Book Lady’s Blog Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:59:19 +0000 http://thebookladysblog.com/?p=2053#comment-3441 [...] that’s not always the case. If not for a recent Weekly Geeks activity, I’d never have known that Eugenia means “aristocrat,” and I can’t [...] [...] that’s not always the case. If not for a recent Weekly Geeks activity, I’d never have known that Eugenia means “aristocrat,” and I can’t [...]

]]> By: The Sunday Salon 2.22.09 « The Book Lady’s Blog http://www.thebookladysblog.com/2009/02/16/weekly-geeks-2009-06-whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3440 The Sunday Salon 2.22.09 « The Book Lady’s Blog Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:30:50 +0000 http://thebookladysblog.com/?p=2053#comment-3440 [...] the tacky Valentine’s Day cards I exchanged with hubby (who definitely won this one), a Weekly Geeks discussion about the meanings of my favorite characters’ names, a meditation on book storage for BTT, [...] [...] the tacky Valentine’s Day cards I exchanged with hubby (who definitely won this one), a Weekly Geeks discussion about the meanings of my favorite characters’ names, a meditation on book storage for BTT, [...]

]]> By: gautami tripathy http://www.thebookladysblog.com/2009/02/16/weekly-geeks-2009-06-whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3439 gautami tripathy Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:56:52 +0000 http://thebookladysblog.com/?p=2053#comment-3439 I too liked The Scarlet Letter very much. Thanks for the infoon Hester! <a href="http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com/2009/02/naming-through-characters.html" rel="nofollow">Names and more names</a> I too liked The Scarlet Letter very much.

Thanks for the infoon Hester!

Names and more names

]]> By: Dennis the Vizsla http://www.thebookladysblog.com/2009/02/16/weekly-geeks-2009-06-whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3438 Dennis the Vizsla Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:16:12 +0000 http://thebookladysblog.com/?p=2053#comment-3438 My parents used to have an old book called "What Not To Name The Baby" that contained amusing baby-naming advice. Like, "If you name your daughter Gertrude, people will call her either Gert or Trudy depending on whether she becomes smart or cute." Or, "If you name your son Eric, he will keep asking everybody where the action is; but the only one who knows where the action is is Jimmy, and he's there." (Although I can state that, even though I am a Jimmy, I never knew where the action was.) My parents used to have an old book called “What Not To Name The Baby” that contained amusing baby-naming advice. Like, “If you name your daughter Gertrude, people will call her either Gert or Trudy depending on whether she becomes smart or cute.” Or, “If you name your son Eric, he will keep asking everybody where the action is; but the only one who knows where the action is is Jimmy, and he’s there.” (Although I can state that, even though I am a Jimmy, I never knew where the action was.)

]]> By: osarah http://www.thebookladysblog.com/2009/02/16/weekly-geeks-2009-06-whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3437 osarah Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:57:35 +0000 http://thebookladysblog.com/?p=2053#comment-3437 I'm glad you just blogged about names, because in another blog I read, the girl just wrote about how she loves books about first names. She needs some recommendations but doesn't particularly like asking book sellers because if they think she's pregnant, it can create an awkward situation. ANYWAY, if you have any suggestions (she wrote some more particulars about what's she's looking) and it wouldn't be too much trouble for you, would you be willing to help her out? Her blog is: http://cndrnh.blogspot.com/ Thanks :o) Sarah I’m glad you just blogged about names, because in another blog I read, the girl just wrote about how she loves books about first names. She needs some recommendations but doesn’t particularly like asking book sellers because if they think she’s pregnant, it can create an awkward situation. ANYWAY, if you have any suggestions (she wrote some more particulars about what’s she’s looking) and it wouldn’t be too much trouble for you, would you be willing to help her out? Her blog is: http://cndrnh.blogspot.com/

Thanks :o )
Sarah

]]> By: Becca http://www.thebookladysblog.com/2009/02/16/weekly-geeks-2009-06-whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3436 Becca Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:39:11 +0000 http://thebookladysblog.com/?p=2053#comment-3436 I was so excited when I first read the novel Rebecca - it was great reading a book with my name emblazoned on the cover! And I always got teased in elementary school about being "Becky Thatcher," Tom Sawyer's girlfriend. "Rebecca" was a very unusual name back in the 1960's - I never knew anyone else with my name until high school. I love Owen Meany too - a great book! I was so excited when I first read the novel Rebecca – it was great reading a book with my name emblazoned on the cover!

And I always got teased in elementary school about being “Becky Thatcher,” Tom Sawyer’s girlfriend. “Rebecca” was a very unusual name back in the 1960′s – I never knew anyone else with my name until high school.

I love Owen Meany too – a great book!

]]> By: Staci http://www.thebookladysblog.com/2009/02/16/weekly-geeks-2009-06-whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3435 Staci Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:22:41 +0000 http://thebookladysblog.com/?p=2053#comment-3435 Wow!! This was an excellent post!! Loved it! Wow!! This was an excellent post!! Loved it!

]]> By: Maree http://www.thebookladysblog.com/2009/02/16/weekly-geeks-2009-06-whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3434 Maree Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:23:30 +0000 http://thebookladysblog.com/?p=2053#comment-3434 Very interesting post :) I read Rebecca last year, and loved it. I also loved The Sparrow and agree with your take on Emilio. Happy Weekly Geeks :) Very interesting post :)
I read Rebecca last year, and loved it. I also loved The Sparrow and agree with your take on Emilio.
Happy Weekly Geeks :)

]]> By: marie http://www.thebookladysblog.com/2009/02/16/weekly-geeks-2009-06-whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3433 marie Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:14:52 +0000 http://thebookladysblog.com/?p=2053#comment-3433 Great post. I always thought Eugenia was a pretty name. Great post. I always thought Eugenia was a pretty name.

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