http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/12/name-of-the-day-peter/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/12/name-of-the-day-peter/#comment-29604 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:24 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2039#comment-29604 [...] occasional appearances on the girls’ lists.  Luca is the middle daughter of Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli, and also a Hungarian form of Lucia – currently hovering just outside their Top Ten.  [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/12/name-of-the-day-peter/#comment-28708 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:03:33 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2039#comment-28708 [...] that youngest Llewelyn-Davies brother Nicholas answered to Nico.  (Along with George, John, Peter, and Michael, the brothers and their family were friends of J.M. Barrie, and the inspiration for [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/12/name-of-the-day-peter/#comment-28569 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:03:35 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2039#comment-28569 [...] – Actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard surprised us when they gave this name to their daughter in 2006.  Popularized by a [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/12/name-of-the-day-peter/#comment-26083 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:03:13 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2039#comment-26083 [...] married the heir to the Russian throne, Alexei, but she and tsarevich both died young.  Their son, Peter, would eventually become [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/12/name-of-the-day-peter/#comment-25999 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:02:46 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2039#comment-25999 [...] Mrs. Peter Phillips is mom to Savannah and granddaughter-in-law  to the queen of [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/12/name-of-the-day-peter/#comment-25362 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:04:28 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2039#comment-25362 [...] in recent years, and she’s pictured above. Illustrator and children’s book author Peter Sís created a series of stories about a little girl called Madlenka.  It’s the name of his [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/12/name-of-the-day-peter/#comment-24027 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:53:26 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2039#comment-24027 [...] he made his fortune through investments in the Virginia Company.  His wife Margaret and son Peter accompanied him to the [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/12/name-of-the-day-peter/#comment-23535 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:03:36 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2039#comment-23535 [...] – they were part of a movement called the Waldensians after twelfth century founder Peter Waldo.  Persecution made them mobile – and made America a very welcoming home for the [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/12/name-of-the-day-peter/#comment-22459 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:21:36 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2039#comment-22459 [...] in others’ words.  The 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia won the Academy Award for Best Picture; Peter O’Toole was nominated for Best [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/12/name-of-the-day-peter/#comment-21558 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:37:19 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2039#comment-21558 [...] figures from Russian history.  Born in Africa, he came to imperial Russia as a gift for Peter the Great, and was treated as a member of Peter’s family, receiving an education and going on [...]

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