Ormond Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 This is restoring the start of the fourth thread of links to my column on names and naming. Since a few years ago I wrote on the name Calvin when the column's date fell on John Calvin's birthday, it was only fair to write on this name today: http://www.omaha.com/living/cleveland-evans-german-surname-luther-takes-hold-in-america/article_581042fe-8724-11e5-923d-af7c77eae58a.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventh Pup Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 It seems strange not to mention Martin Luther King Junior in the article. Anecdotally I know two African American men who where named Luther that where named for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Well, Martin Luther King Jr. did not become famous until the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, so only one of the famous African-American Luthers mentioned in my article could possibly be named after him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Here's the link to today's column. It makes me feel old to know the typical Zachary in the USA turned 21 this year. http://www.omaha.com/living/all-about-zachary-from-old-testament-to-u-s-president/article_d02114ae-9236-11e5-8b0e-173380b518b1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Here's a link to a TIME article that's mostly quotes from me:http://time.com/4133803/instagram-baby-history/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Time magazine - nice one, Ormond! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Here's today's column. I'm sorry I didn't have time to mention the coincidental use of Kim as a surname and given name in East Asia, where it's found in Korea, China, and Vietnam.http://www.omaha.com/living/cleveland-evans-kim-once-popular-for-boys-and-girls/article_b3e461ec-f4ac-53de-8bcc-4c06b146ca54.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelticgar Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 We planned to name our first born Zachary if born a boy. This was in 2002 so I was a little behind the peak. My first was a girl as were children 2 and 3 so no Zachary for us. We compensated by naming our Elf on the Shelf Zachary instead. Every morning in December I wake up and scramble to move my son who never was around the house The girls bring up the missing brother Zachary quite a lot, especially when fighting with their sisters. Its not uncommon for one of them to shout out "I wish you were a Zachary!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lany Freelove Cassandra Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 We planned to name our first born Zachary if born a boy. This was in 2002 so I was a little behind the peak. My first was a girl as were children 2 and 3 so no Zachary for us. We compensated by naming our Elf on the Shelf Zachary instead. Every morning in December I wake up and scramble to move my son who never was around the house The girls bring up the missing brother Zachary quite a lot, especially when fighting with their sisters. Its not uncommon for one of them to shout out "I wish you were a Zachary!"My son was born in 2002 and there are at least 4 Zacharys in his classes, and this is in a failry small town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yagathai Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Here's today's column. I'm sorry I didn't have time to mention the coincidental use of Kim as a surname and given name in East Asia, where it's found in Korea, China, and Vietnam.http://www.omaha.com/living/cleveland-evans-kim-once-popular-for-boys-and-girls/article_b3e461ec-f4ac-53de-8bcc-4c06b146ca54.htmlEntertaining and informative as always, Ormond. Was there any rise in boys named Kimball due to the popularity of The Fugitive, in either its TV or film incarnation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Here's today's column. I am so glad the editor knew enough not to change the grammar in my sentence about Yoda! http://www.omaha.com/living/star-wars-spawns-lots-of-lukes-no-yodas/article_fabff7a4-195e-5af0-9002-4bf64210104a.htmlP.S. Since writing this column, several people have told me that although they wouldn't name a baby Yoda, they think it's a great name for a cat or a dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Here's today's column. I am so glad the editor knew enough not to change the grammar in my sentence about Yoda! Shouldn't it be "Yoda none has" rather than "Yoda has none"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Shouldn't it be "Yoda none has" rather than "Yoda has none"?I wasn't clear on how that should be. I think the important part is having "namesakes" first.Maybe "No namesakes Yoda has" would be better? Where does he put his adjectives anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Here's today's column. My younger sister was almost named Diane because my father liked the song so much.http://www.omaha.com/living/cleveland-evans-diane-goes-from-goddess-to-grandma/article_4e116c77-13e8-5793-8cd0-d0bd2255f3f0.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Here's the link to today's column, the annual one on the American Name Society's Names of the Year: http://www.omaha.com/living/cleveland-evans-name-of-the-year-is-caitlyn-jenner/article_da2964d5-5bfb-529a-8cd2-cdb80e7ca84d.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yagathai Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Thanks, Ormond. Always fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yagathai Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I really hope Furiosa takes off, even though I suspect there will be many more Finns, Reys and Poes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lany Freelove Cassandra Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 5 hours ago, Yagathai said: I suspect there will be many more Finns, Reys and Poes. But those are great names already...sound pretty normal. Finn and Poe are pretty well know surnames, and surnames as first names has been pretty common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 Here's yesterday's column. They were a day late putting it on the website, probably because Omaha was having a blizzard yesterday: http://www.omaha.com/cleveland-evans-a-penny-saved-after-cruz-came-along/article_71383354-ca7c-11e5-814d-f3250167cdb1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angalin Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I always enjoy your columns, Ormond. Thank you for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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