Ormond Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 "Freelove" already had the sexual connotation in the 19th century because of its use in that way by the Oneida colony and other radicals of the day. So it had already become an embarrassing name within the lifetime of most women who had it. It is very unlikely, however, that more than a small handful of the parents who named their daughters Freelove knew of the sexual connotation when they chose it. http://www.crookedlakereview.com/books/saints_sinners/martin11.html Here is the link to last Tuesday's column: http://www.omaha.com/living/cleveland-evans-will-quentin-soar-in/article_7c4a78ff-4bb8-5e5b-ad7c-18263703167b.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventh Pup Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Very interesting history of Quentin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventh Pup Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Ormond out of curiosity how do you find the meaning of a name if it's not a common name online? I ask because in the cemetery where I take a daily walk there are two tombstones that have the name Alzada, but I can't find anything on the name. Both Alzada's are from the late 1800's early 1900's and neither have the same last name, nor are they buried in the same part of the cemetery. I can't find any history of the name, and I'd like too as I think it sounds interesting. How does one become a name detective? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lany Freelove Cassandra Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 For some reason, I can't seem to quote :( Thanks Ormond! I really enjoy reading your articles and appreciate you sharing your name knowledge! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Ormond out of curiosity how do you find the meaning of a name if it's not a common name online? I ask because in the cemetery where I take a daily walk there are two tombstones that have the name Alzada, but I can't find anything on the name. Both Alzada's are from the late 1800's early 1900's and neither have the same last name, nor are they buried in the same part of the cemetery. I can't find any history of the name, and I'd like too as I think it sounds interesting. How does one become a name detective? Actually genealogists often use unusual first names as clues to possible family relationships, so the first question here is are the birth dates given on the tombstones such that these two people could be parent/child? I use a lot of the same references genealogists use in tracking down the history of an unusual name -- census records available from ancestry.com being one of my main sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Here's the link to last Tuesday's column. Tuesday was also Barack Obama's birthday but I did a column on Barack back in 2008. http://www.omaha.com/living/cleveland-evans-louis-louis-louis/article_07c6fe03-cef6-5d54-963a-19e76c901022.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Sorry, I see that I forgot to link to the previous column while I was visiting relatives in Tennessee. So here is the column from two weeks ago: http://www.omaha.com/living/cleveland-evans-shelley-goes-from-surname-to-starlet/article_96c2fc82-444a-55be-88fa-c39f9c926e6d.html And here is yesterday's column: http://www.omaha.com/living/cleveland-evans-with-tomlin-s-help-lily-blossoms-again/article_02b1773e-1c94-539e-8c2f-6eaa3b3f0c5e.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yagathai Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Thanks, Ormond. Always a pleasant read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Here's today's column. Being a name expert certainly helps me learn a lot about TV shows I myself never watch! http://www.omaha.com/living/cleveland-evans-history-of-harvey-a-saint-giant-rabbit-lawyer/article_bf0be4c8-5963-5166-abb4-47297deb6c60.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 So here's the missing links to:Madelinehttp://www.omaha.com/living/however-you-spell-it-or-say-it-madeline-is-a/article_f6afa32b-ec4b-526c-8a5f-2c896f803aed.htmlEmilyhttp://www.omaha.com/living/cleveland-evans-emily-on-decline-after-years-at-no/article_15fc685f-db0b-5b03-a22b-bd4691bc3479.htmlTheodorehttp://www.omaha.com/living/ted-theo-theodore-a-name-on-the-rebound/article_be5fd5b6-7c2e-11e5-97bd-2745f1d16482.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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