17th century names

© 2013 Christy K Robinson A baby-christening party, 1629, Flemish. The mother lies recovering in the cupboard bed at the rear, where two women are holding a baby in white. In Western culture, we know people with virtue names such as Hope, Faith, Irene, Zoe, and Joy, and those with biblical names like John, David, Jacob, Esther, Naomi, Mary, and scores of others. From ancient times, parents all over the world have named their children with religiously-significant meanings or prophecies in…

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A Hound, a Spaniel and a Pug by Hayman 1734 I enjoy Eighteenth-century hunting treatises, and as a dog lover I was very excited when I stumbled across "A Catalogue of some general Names of HOUNDS and BEAGLES." from The Gentlemen's Recreation (1721 edition). If anyone is ever in need of a name for a new pooch, inspiration can surely be found here. Long standing favorites Lady and Rover are in the mix, as are a few less familiar names such as Sweetlips, and Mopsie that George Washington…