First Names First has mostly been about first names that are in promiment use either in the English-speaking countries, or internationally. But we will more and more take on names from other countries. Last time it was Tarmo, a male name in use mostly in Finland and Estonia. Today’s name is the female name Tarja. A common name in Finland a few decades ago, but not so much these days. Next month’s names will be German. Continue reading

This time is First Names First we have a much less common name, as it seems to be in use only in Finland and Estonia. We are talking about the male name Tarmo. Pick one name, then follow the Wikipedia link to read about the person, and to see what if anything he could contribute your life with. Why not give a couple of minutes of your life to this for lives lived have something worthwhile to tell us – let them! Continue reading

This time in our series First Names First it is all about Paula! Here below is a chronological list of some of the women born with that name. Pick one and then follow the Wikipedia link to read about these women, and see what if anything they could contribute your life with. Give a couple of minutes of your life to this. Lives lived all have something to tell us – let them! Continue reading

This month in “First Names First” it is all about Paul & Paula in the usual male and female posts respectively. The year in brackets indicates the year of birth. Why not follow one of those Wikipedia links to read about the person, and then see what if anything they could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Or just thoughts for the day. Paul Revere* silversmith/industrialist/Patriot in the American Revolution – Boston, Massachusetts Bay, British America (1735) Continue reading

This time in “First Names First” it is all about Erika/Erica! A very international name as you can see in the list below. Why not follow one of those Wikipedia links to read about the person, and then see what if anything she could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Or just thoughts for the day. Erika Lindström* teacher/missionary /writer – Sund, Åland, GD of Finland (1879) Continue reading

Another piece in our series First Names First! Pick one of the names that you see below. Then follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and to see what if anything he could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Give a couple of minutes to this for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us. This time it is all about Erik! (Eric will have its own post) Continue reading

This time in our series First Names First it is all about Dorothy! Here below is a chronological list of some of the women born with that name. Pick one and then follow the Wikipedia link to read about these women, and see what if anything they could contribute your life with. Give a couple of minutes of your life to this. Lives lived all have something to tell us – let them! Continue reading

douglas adams inspired “Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy” H2G2 Another piece in our series First Names First! This time about Douglas, sometimes shortened as Doug. Pick one of the names that you see below. Then follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and to see what if anything he or she could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Give a couple of minutes to this for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us. Continue reading

Yet another piece in our series First Names First! This time about Jill! It is a short form of the name Jillian (Gillian), which in turn originates as a Middle English variant of Juliana, the feminine form of the name Julian. Below is a chronological list of some of the women born with that name. Pick one and then follow the Wikipedia link to read about these women, and see what if anything they could contribute your life with. Continue reading

In honor of the president-elect, let’s have this time in First Names First the name Joe! Often short for Joseph. Pick one of the names below, follow the Wikipedia link to read about the person, and then see what if anything he could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Or just thoughts for the day. Give a couple of minutes of your life to this. Lives lived may all have something worthwhile to tell us – let them! Continue reading

This time in “First Names First” it is all about Jodie! It is a unisex given name, but here we deal with only the female side of it. Follow one of the Wikipedia links to read about the person, and then see what if anything she could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Or just thoughts for the day. Jodie Evans* political activist/author/ documentary film producer – Las Vegas, NV USA (1954) Continue reading

This time in First Names First we will concentrate on Joel/Yoel - a male given name meaning “Yahweh Is God”. A pretty popular name around the world. Joel Rinne* actor – Asikkala, Grand Duchy of Finland (1897) Joel Barr* electrical engineer/part of the Soviet Atomic Spy Ring – New York City, NY USA (1916) Joel Grey* actor/ singer/director - Cleveland, OH USA (1932) Joel Ryce-Menuhin* pianist/psychologist – Sterling, IL USA (1933) Continue reading

Amanda Who? Check the list, and read about her! Picture courtesy of Gage Skidmore This time in “First Names First” it is all about Amanda! Follow one of the Wikipedia links to read about the person, and then see what if anything she could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Or just thoughts for the day. Amanda Rylander* stage actress – Jäder, Sweden (1832) Amanda Clement* athlete/umpire/ first woman paid to umpire a baseball game – Hudson, Dakota Territory (1888) Continue reading

Kevin Kivi - Oct 2, 2020Love your website. I noticed this page is missing Armand Assante. He is an actor. Most memorable for me is his role in Judge Dredd (1995) as Rico. He has also been in Gotti (1996) as John Gotti and American Gangster (2007) as Dominic Cattano. Oh, no Assante! Thank you for noticing that, I’ll be sure to add him in Armand Who? Please can I link this piece from you? Continue reading

This time in First Names First we will concentrate on the name Armand which is the French form of Herman. So mainly in use in the French-speaking world. Also Armando, the Italian form of the name. Only the year of birth given here. 1585-0909 Cardinal Richelieu* (b Armand Jean du Plessis) clergyman/ statesman - Paris, Kingdom of France (1642/57) Armand de Kersaint* sailor/politician - Paris, France (1742) Armand de Gramont* Count of Guiche/adventurer/one of the greatest playboys of the 17th century – France (1637) Continue reading

Margaret at age 13 This is a series of articles titled “First Names First” and it is all for pure entertainment! Below you can see the list of first names. Your task is to pick one (with a link). Then follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and then see what if anything she could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Or just thoughts for the day. Continue reading

Another piece in our series First Names First! Pick one of the names that you see below. Then follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and to see what if anything he or she could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Give a couple of minutes to this for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us. This time it is all about Marcus/Markus! Continue reading

Yet another piece in our series First Names First! This time about Priscilla! Not a very common name for sure, but still, below is a chronological list of some of the women born with that name. Pick one and then follow the Wikipedia link to read about these women, and see what if anything they could contribute your life with. Give a couple of minutes of your life to this. Lives lived all have something to tell us – let them! Continue reading

Another one in First Names First! A chronological list of persons with their first names here. Your “task” is to pick one, follow the Wikipedia link and see what if anything the person in question could contribute your life with. Spend a couple of minutes of your life with this. Lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us – let them! This time it’s all about the French name Pierre, also included names starting with Pierre. Continue reading

Another one in our series First Names First! Your “task” – should you accept it – is to pick one of the names below, then follow the Wikipedia link to read about the person, and to see what if anything she could contribute your life with. Lives lived have all something to tell us – let them! This time it is all about Wendy! Not a very common name, but you might just find someone interesting here as well! Continue reading