Laurence Carroll (1856-1884) He was born in Dublin, Ireland. He would work as a migrant worker throughout the Atlantic Ocean, including the United States. Dhammaloka […]
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, […]
Nowedhyans | Cornish Neologism
Kernowek for “innovation”
Taliesin Jaffe | Unique Names
He is a voice actor and director, most known for his role in the Geek & Sundry show Critical Role. He has creativity in his […]
Harrison And The Restoration Of The Chulym-Speaking Community
Throughout the persecution of the Soviet Union, the Chulym people of Siberia had been dissuaded from speaking their native language and had to speak Russian. […]
Can The Reconstructed Tasmanian Language Help The Community?
The island of Tasman was site of one of the greatest conflicts between the British colonialists and the Australian Aborigines. In the case of the […]
Avraham Even-Shosham | Name Changes
Avraham Rosenstein (1906-1925) He was born in Minsk, Belarus. His father ran a Jewish school which he attended prior to entering a yeshiva. While he […]
The Underestimated Importance Of Missionaries In Language Restoration
An easily overlooked part of language revitalization has to do with the translation of religious texts used in order to bring indigenous people to Christianity. […]
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 Welsh/Cornish Word “Awen”
In Cornish, it means “imagination,” “inspiration,” and “muse,” while in Welsh it means “poetic gift,” and “muse.” I came across this word in the Cornish […]