http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/22/name-of-the-day-henry/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/22/name-of-the-day-henry/#comment-28646 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:16:28 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-28646 [...] Martin might not have quite the throwback cool vibe of Henry or Oliver, he’s an undeniable classic with a long history of use, one that might follow other [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/22/name-of-the-day-henry/#comment-28527 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:03:11 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-28527 [...] public eye, and would also change our ideas about the meaning.  The mistress of English monarch Henry II, she was referred to as “rose of the world” – a play on her given name and the [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/22/name-of-the-day-henry/#comment-28480 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:03:20 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-28480 [...] has more history than most.  The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth’s childhood was tumultuous.  Dad had mom executed when [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/22/name-of-the-day-henry/#comment-28403 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:44:51 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-28403 [...] for a boy – part-Felix, part-Henry, completely [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/22/name-of-the-day-henry/#comment-28136 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:04:40 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-28136 [...] Two classics likely to have a good year … Charlotte and Henry. Neither name could ever be dismissed as trendy, but even the most evergreen appellations rise and [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/22/name-of-the-day-henry/#comment-27709 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:03:14 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-27709 [...] Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood is father of three sons: Jesse, Asa, and Henry. [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/22/name-of-the-day-henry/#comment-26850 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:51:02 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-26850 I named my son Henry Everett John 12 years ago, before the boom. At the time I was looking for something like William, but the play grounds were full of little Wills. So Henry it was. I’m a bit irked that it has become so popular, but I love it none the less.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/22/name-of-the-day-henry/#comment-26625 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:06:21 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-26625 [...] Henry and Hudson are both popular picks for boys.  How about this surname with ties to a creative visionary? [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/22/name-of-the-day-henry/#comment-25341 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:03:09 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-25341 [...] as Golden Delicious.  But Saint Crispin’s Day features large in Shakespeare’s Henry V, and actually derives from the Latin crispus – curly.  He’s an unusual pick, but in our [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/05/22/name-of-the-day-henry/#comment-24821 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:02:55 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-24821 [...] Henry David, for Thoreau, my favorite author. [...]

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