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 William. A name that has been widely used for centuries. 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 Anna/Ana! Anna Maria Garthwaite* textile designer – Harston, Leicestershire, England (1688) Continue reading

Yet another piece in our series First Names First! This time about Andrew! Below is a chronological list of some of them. Pick one name and then follow the Wikipedia link to read about these men, 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! Andrew Melville* scholar/ theologian/religious reformer – Baldovie, Scotland (1545-1622) Continue reading

Yet another piece in our series First Names First! This time about Grace! Below is a chronological list of some of them. Pick one name 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! Grace Sherwood* (b White) farmer/ midwife//convicted of witchcraft – Pungo, Colony of Virginia (1660) Continue reading

Yet another piece in our series First Names First! This time about Gary! Below is a chronological list of some of them. Pick one name, then follow the Wikipedia link to read about the person, and see what if anything he 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! Gary Cooper* actor – Helena, MT USA (1901) Continue reading

This time in First Names First we have** Susan** and the related names such as Susanne, Susanna, Suzanne and even Zuzana. Take your pick in the list, and find some inspiring stories behind these names. Give this a couple of minutes for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us. Let them! Susanna Hall* (B) (b Shakespeare) – Stratford-upon-Avon, England (1583) Susan B. Anthony* social reformer/ activist – Adams, MA USA (1820) Continue reading

This time in First Names First ** Sebastian/ Sébastien! **Take your pick in the list, and find some inspiring stories behind these names. Give this a couple of minutes for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us. Let them! Sebastian Münster* cartographer/ cosmographer – Ingelheim, Germany (1488) Sebastian Franck* German freethinker/humanist/radical reformer – Donauwörth , Swabia (1499) Sebastian de Aparicio* Spanish colonist – A Gudiña, Ourense, Spain (1502) Continue reading

This time in First Names First we will concentrate on the names Greta, Grete and Grethe. An old name that appears a lot in the news these days due to the environmental activist Greta Thunberg. Greta Hällfors-Sipilä* (b Hällfors) painter – Helsinki, GD of Finland (1899) Greta Kuckhoff* (b Lorke) German resistance fighter – Frankfurt an der Oder, German Empire (1902) Greta Garbo* actress – Stockholm, Sweden (1905) Grethe Meyer* architect/designer - Svendborg, Denmark (1918) Continue reading

Jude Meinhart - Apr 4, 2020It was helpful. Keep on posting! Very good info. Lucky me I discovered your site by accident (stumbleupon). I have saved it for later! Thank you! I’m glad you found something interesting. More articles coming up on a pretty regular basis :) Thanks for your comment Jude! Sorry it took a while to respond. I sure will keep on posting, in First Names First as well as all the other article series and the individual articles. Continue reading

This time in First Names First we will concentrate on George, one of the most popular boys' names through the ages. Other forms of George included here are Georg and Georges. Since there are so many Georges, maximum five names per decade are shown. George of Podebrady* King of Bohemia – Podèbrady Castle, Bohemia (1420) Georg von Peuerbach* astronomer/ mathematician/instrument maker – Linz, Austria (1423) George Sandys* traveller/colonist/poet – Bishopsthorpe, England (1578) Continue reading

This time in First Names First it is all about Donna. It is Italian for “woman”, the original meaning being closer to “lady of the home”. It was a title of respect in Italy, equivalent to “Don” for men. Donna Reed* actress – Denison, IA USA (1921) pic Donna Axum* beauty pageant/author/philanthropist – El Dorado, AR USA (1942) Donna Leon* author – Montclair, NJ USA (1942) Donna Fargo* country singer – Mount Airy, NC USA (1945) Continue reading

So another one in our recurring series First Names First. This time it is Donald, according to this little sample here most common especially in the 1930’s. 1897-0620 Donald Keyhoe* naval aviator/ufologist – Ottumwa, Iowa USA (1988/91) 1919-1005 Donald Pleasance* actor – Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England (1995/75) 1926-0921 Donald A. Glaser* physicist/neurobiologist/N – Cleveland, OH USA (2013/86) 1930-1226 Donald Moffat* actor – Plymouth, Devon England (2018/87) 1932-0709Donald Rumsfeld* businessman/politician – Evanston, IL USA Continue reading

This time in First Names First **it is all about Hanna(h)! **Pick one of the names below, then follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and see what if anything she could contribute your life with. Lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us – let them! Hannah Pritchard* actress - England (1711) Hannah More* religious writer/ playwright/philanthropist - Fishponds, Bristol, England (1745) Hannah Adams* author - Medfield, Massachusetts (1755) Continue reading

This time in First Names First it is all about Hannes! A male name abundant in countries like Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Iceland, Sweden and Finland. So go ahead and pick one name, then follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and see what if anything he could contribute your life with. Lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us – let them! Hannes Ignatius* army general/advocate for independence - Helsinki, GD of Finland (1871-1941) 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 Anne/Annie! Anne of Bavaria* queen consort of Bohemia (1329) 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 he or she could contribute your life with. Lives lived have all something to tell us – let them! This time it is all about Alexander/ Aleksander! Alexander the Great* - Pella, Macedon, Ancient Greece (356 BC-323 BC) Continue reading

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This time in First Names First** it is all about Naomi! **Take your pick here, and find some inspiring stories behind the names. Give this a couple of minutes for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us. Let them! Naomi Judd* actress – Ashland, Kentucky USA (1946) Naomi Wolf* journalist/feminist/author – San Francisco, CA USA (1962) Naomi Watts* actress/film producer – Shoreham, Kent, England (1968) Naomi Campbell* model/actress/singer – London, England (1970) 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 he or she could contribute your life with. Lives lived have all something to tell us – let them! Neil Simon* playwright/screenwriter – The Bronx, NY USA (1927) Neil Armstrong* astronaut/#1Moon1969 – Wapakoneta, Ohio USA (1930-2012) Continue reading

Another one in the series First Names First! Pick one name, then follow the Wikipedia link to read about the person, and to see what if anything she could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Spend a couple of minutes of your life with this. Lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us – let them! Jessica Tandy* actress – London, England (1909) Jessica Lange* actress – Cloquet, MN USA (1949) Continue reading