John Avis I Of Portugal | Name Changes
Robert-Scott Bannersglare
From the Portuguese city and its Military Order
Royalty
Bordentown | The Educational And Royal Garden-Island Boardwalk
This is a town that has a unique 19th century history, which is worth going to for any traveling families.
The Small English Channel Island Where New Jersey Gets Its Name
A common theme among British colonies is the etymologies of the colonies derived from the royal governors who ruled them or the lands they originated from. This was the case…
Tokugawa Ieyasu | Name Changes
Matsudaira Takechiyo (1542-1562) Tokugawa was born into the Matsudaira clan. He was given the name Takechiyo, which became temporary. His parents were teenagers, with his father Hirotade marrying a second…
After Nicknames And Pseudonyms
Balto-Slavic
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Indo-European
Name Changes
Where To Find Languages
Repnin | Name Changes
Prince Ivan \”Repnin\” Mikhailovich Obolensky This Russian family name originated with a member of the Obolensky royal family. Prince Ivan was given the nickname Repnyna, which is Russian for \”bad…
After Nicknames And Pseudonyms
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Indo-European
Name Changes
Where To Find Languages
Ivan Andreevich Varvatsi | Name Changes
Originally derived from a falcon
St. Leger St. Leger | Unique Name
Originally from a Germanic martyr
After Nicknames And Pseudonyms
Identifying Imaginative Identities
Japonic
Name Changes
Where To Find Languages
Minamoto no Makoto | Name Changes
This is the study of one of the progenitors of the well-known Minamoto Clan of Japan. Kitabe-daijin (810 AD-) His father was Emperor Saga who was from the Yamato Clan,…
An Analysis Of The Roles Of Kings In \”Beowulf\”
“So Grendel waged his lonely war, inflicting constant cruelties on the people, atrocious hurt. He took over Heorot, haunted the glittering hall after dark, but the throne itself, the treasure-seat,…