This is the name change of a humanist, theologian, and educator. Philipp Schwartzerdt (1497-1507) Melanchthon was born to an armorer, Georg Schwartzerdt, and Barbara Reuter. […]
Larry King | Name Changes
Lawrence Harvey Zeigler (1933-1959) He was born to Orthodox Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York. His mother was a garment worker from Lithuania and his […]
The German Word “Bitte”
I request that you please read this.
The German Word “Dampfen”
Notice the lack of the umlaut.
The German Word “Verrückt”
It means “crazy”
Moses Mendelssohn | Name Changes
Moses ben Mendel Dessau (1729-?) He was born in the town of Dessay in Germany to a poor Jewish family. Since Moses had a curved […]
Daniel Featley | Name Changes
I did some ancestry research, and it turns out that I am a descendant of Daniel Featley. Richard Fairclough (1582-?) He was born in Charleton-uopon-Otmoor, […]
Named After U.S. Presidents | Unique Names
Andrew Jackson There were well-known politically active people who were named after Andrew Jackson. These included his nephew Andrew Jackson Donelson, and Andrew Jackson Houston, […]
Exle | New Unique Names
Etymology Old English: ead: wealth, prosperity English: castle Definition wealthy castle Commentary Like many words in the English language, the use of contraction makes these […]
The Many Tongues Of Daniel Tammet | Hyperpolyglots’ Glots
Daniel Tammet is a savant with Asperger’s Syndrome, who is well-known for breaking the world record for reciting the largest digits of pi, and for […]