tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post8889279290720940775..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: WHAT'S IN A NAME? - Dianne HofmeyrMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-6179787665592724252012-06-27T10:33:29.556+01:002012-06-27T10:33:29.556+01:00Great to pick up on Jewish traditions Adele... mak...Great to pick up on Jewish traditions Adele... makes sense though. I can never understand fathers that give their sons their exact names.<br /><br />And you need to start a book for your granddaughter Frances. I found out things about the family I never knew and you can play a bit with sticking in stuff so it doesn't get too tedious for you as the maker. And even if this granddaughter doesn't appreciate it maybe a great great grandchild will.Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-59738961955944862882012-06-27T08:41:59.065+01:002012-06-27T08:41:59.065+01:00As a new grandmother I found this post enchanting....As a new grandmother I found this post enchanting. My granddaughter has my Christian name as her middle name, which I in turn received in honour of my father's sister, who was named Frances after her father's sister. I love the continuity here. Thank you for a most enjoyable read.francesbevannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-72576098385059933902012-06-26T23:09:16.057+01:002012-06-26T23:09:16.057+01:00Coming late to this marvellous post! Your Jack is ...Coming late to this marvellous post! Your Jack is LUCKY to have you as a granny! The cake looks super too. What was it inside? Do tell.<br />I am named for my aunt Adele who died before I was born. Not usual to name Jewish children after living relatives but dead ones ARE honoured in that way! And the photos are totally fascinating. Thanks!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-26693628339720796602012-06-26T19:21:29.047+01:002012-06-26T19:21:29.047+01:00Thank you for the comments. I enjoyed the research...Thank you for the comments. I enjoyed the research... found it fascinating that rattles were seen as such a strong protection against evil or bad spirits. Saint days were certainly celebrated at my school which was a convent. But I never did find a saint called Dianne. It was the Marys and the Ursulas and the Theresas who got to celebrate twice. By all means mention it Pauline... lovely synchronicity!Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-16014657771045209782012-06-26T17:24:54.200+01:002012-06-26T17:24:54.200+01:00Beautiful - especially your description of that so...Beautiful - especially your description of that so-precious book for young Jack. <br /><br />So now I'll think of people like Shelley as having a golden rattle not a silver spoon in their mouth.<br />A great selection of pictures.<br /><br />And a delicious, imaginative cake.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62910111365044671562012-06-26T15:57:29.940+01:002012-06-26T15:57:29.940+01:00Fascinating! May I mention this post in my blog, w...Fascinating! May I mention this post in my blog, which, spookily, this week also muses on the topic of names?Pauline Chandlerhttp://www.paulinechandler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-36071637500486170142012-06-26T11:04:14.069+01:002012-06-26T11:04:14.069+01:00Great post - wonderful photos - and your gift to y...Great post - wonderful photos - and your gift to young Jack sounds a rich one indeed. Thanks for posting!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-31093990005866907692012-06-26T09:33:59.206+01:002012-06-26T09:33:59.206+01:00Wonderful post! I'm fascinated by the whole su...Wonderful post! I'm fascinated by the whole subject, & especially by what names people choose for their children and how they make that choice... In some European countries your 'name day' (i.e. the day of the saint whose name you share) seems, as far as I can gather, like another birthday, too.H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-89171449878882456562012-06-26T08:46:08.197+01:002012-06-26T08:46:08.197+01:00Yes... as I was putting up that picture I realised...Yes... as I was putting up that picture I realised it was Tom Kitten... such a co-incidence and funny you should mention the 'bells and whistles' as I wondered about it too. It seems likely. Does anyone know?Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-83038247725168519492012-06-26T08:12:50.047+01:002012-06-26T08:12:50.047+01:00Great post, Dianne - and that looks a gorgeous cak...Great post, Dianne - and that looks a gorgeous cake too! You're clearly following a long tradition with your Beatrix Potter figures, because the 'silver cat rattle' is surely 'Tom Kitten'.<br /><br />The rattles are especially fascinating. Do you think this might be the true origin of the phrase 'bells and whistles' to describe all the 'extras' one might add to a basic object? I've seen theories about steam trains and cars etc, but this seems much more likely.alberridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986443240923520466noreply@blogger.com