Names, naming and words

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Names, naming and words by LoisFebruary 6, 2013September 25, 2013

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Names, names, names…

Names, naming and words by LoisFebruary 1, 2013September 11, 2018

Icelandic names (2)

Names, naming and words by LoisJanuary 31, 2013July 26, 2025

Names, naming and words by LoisJanuary 29, 2013September 24, 2013

I just had to take a picture of a kilt shop in Glasgow… and it reminded me of a tongue twister we used to say when we were children… “I went into a felt shop to feel a piece of felt; of all the felt I’ve ever felt, I’ve never felt a piece of felt that felt as that […]

Ruthless, reckless, gormless

Names, naming and words by LoisJanuary 28, 2013August 16, 2018

Bap, bun or barm?

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Feather name 2

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Feather name

I came across a lovely phrase today in my Gaelic class, ainm cleite; ainm (pronounced anum/anim) means name, and cleite which means feather… feather name which translates as pen name, and like the French ‘nom de plume’ it derives from the use of a quill to write with. I’ve never been tempted to use a […]

Icelandic names

Names, naming and words by LoisJanuary 4, 2013September 11, 2018