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Name of the Day: Sereine

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Pronunciation: suhr-REHN

Languages: Latin, to French

Meaning: She  Is Serēnus--Meaning, She Is as Mild, Serene, Peaceful, Tranquil, and Untroubled as a Good Day without Clouds, a Good Day without Rain

Notable Use of this Name: In the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes area of southern France, the beautiful Sereine River--fed by the Romagna and l’Ancienne tributaries--meanders through six lovely communities: Beynost, Cordieux, La Boisse, Montluel, Sainte-André-de-Corcy, and Sainte-Croix.

Public domain Image: This 2013 photo, by France’s Benoît Prieur (1975-) shows a portion of the picturesque Sereine River, in southern France.

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Name of the Day: Palestine

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Pronunciation: Pal-lihss-stiyne

Languages: Egyptian, to Hebrew, to Greek, to Latin, to Old English, to Middle English, to English

Meaning: She [or He] Honors, the Western Asian Land of P-l-s-t, or Pléshet, or Philistia, or Palaistínē, or Palaestina, or Palestina, or Palestyne, or Palestine, the Ancient Homeland of the Philistine People

Notable Uses of this Name: The ancient west Asian land of Palestine shares its venerable name with numerous communities throughout the United States, including (1) Palestine, Arkansas, where some 30% of the population is below age 30; (2) New Palestine, Indiana, the birthplace of Matt Canada, an Offensive Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, 2021-2023; (3) Palestine, Ohio, located in the interestingly-named Darke County; (4) and East Palestine, Ohio, site of a tragic 2023 train-derailment, which resulted in the release of toxic chemical vapors, and which also resulted in the implementation of many new railroad safety-measures.

Public Domain Image: This 1804 illustration, captioned, “Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives,” is from the 1804 book Views in Palestine, by Luigi Mayer (1775-1803)--and brings to mind the numerous American communities that share the ancient name of Palestine.

 

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Name of the Day: Cat

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Pronunciation: KATT

Languages: Greek, to Old English

Meaning: She Is Little, and Katharos--Meaning, She Is Little, and Pure-Hearted

Notable Use of this Name: The brilliant Italian-Jewish-American author Catherine Anna Manfredi, known popularly as Cat Yronwode, has worked variously as an astrologer, comic-book-writer, graphic designer, publisher, and editor.  Cat--the daughter of Joseph Manfredi, an Italian-American painter; and Liselotte Erlanger, a German-Jewish-American author, who escaped from Nazi Germany--went to Shimer College in Mount Carroll, Illinois, but left to reside at the Tolstoy Peace Commune, in the state of Washington. Thereafter, she wrote and published science-fiction stories, indulged her love of astrology by writing astrology-articles for the San Francisco Express Times newspaper, and has written popular books such as My Lady’s Closet Opened and the Secret of Baking Revealed by Two Gentlemen (1969).  Cat’s love of comic books motivated her to write the Lesser Book of the Vishanti (1977), an homage to Marvel Comics’ Doctor Strange,  Master of the Mystic Arts.  Cat has served as an Editor-in-Chief for Eclipse Comics during the 1980s, and she cocreated the widely-respected book Women and the Comics (1985).  Cat also cocreated trailblazing political trading-cards for Eclipse, exploring topics such as the AIDS epidemic, and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.  But perhaps one of Cat’s greatest achievements was testifying in the case of Illinois v. Correa, an experience which led to the creation of the now-widely-respected Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in 1986.

Public Domain Image:  This 2010 photo, provided by Flickr, and the Bureau of Land Management Arizona, and the federal Bureau of Land Management, of a sign marking the Ironwood Forest National Monument in Arizona--brings to mind the beloved writer Cat Yronwode.

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Name of the Day: Ahmet

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Pronunciation: ahk-MEHT

Languages: Arabic, to Turkish

Meaning: He is Praiseworthy and Honorable

Notable Use of this Name: The African-Kanem-Bornu-Turkish aviator Ahmet Ali Çelikten (1883-1969)--a Yüzbaşı, or Captain of the Aviation Squadrons, of Türkiye's Ottoman Empire (c. 1299 to 1922)--was a descendant of slaves. Ahmet's maternal grandmother was born in Africa's Kanem-Bornu Empire (9th Century -1900), in today's Nigeria; and her daughter, Zenciye Emine Hanim, married a Turk, Ali Bey, producing Ahmet in 1883, who at 21 enrolled in Türkiye's Haddehâne Mektebi naval academy. 

Graduating in 1908 as a Mülâzım-i Evvel, or Lieutenant, Ahmet next enrolled in the Deniz Tayyare Mektebi aviator's academy in 1914, becoming a Captain and serving as a war-pilot in 1916, in World War I.  And, although another black war-pilot, America's Eugene Bullard (1895-1961), gained his license in 1917, and flew for France during World War I, Ahmet is recognized as the first black fighter-pilot.

Public Domain Image: The black African-Kanem-Bornu-Turkish fighter pilot Ahmet Ali Çeliktenr appears in this undated photo, provided in 2011 by Türkiye's NTVMSNBC news-agency.

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Name of the Day: Titan

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Name: Titan

Pronunciation: TIYTE-tuhn

Languages: Greek, to Old English

Meaning: He Is Our Teitán, or Titan--Our Powerful, Avenging Deity, the One Who Pushes, Strains, Stretches, Shoves, and Fights

Notable Use of this Name: New York author Morgan Robertson (1861-1915) wrote The Wreck of the Titan (1898), also titled Futility, about the doomed ocean-liner Titan which sank after crashing into an iceberg.  Robertson created the novel 14 years before the real-life Titanic ocean-liner sank in 1912, taking the lives of some 1,500 people, after crashing into an iceberg.  Subsequent to the real-life Titanic disaster, which mirrored his earlier novel so closely, Robertson denied having any clairvoyant abilities

Public Domain Image: This painting, The Fall of the Giants, created c. 1636 by the Dutch artist Jacques “Jacob” Jordaens (1593-1678), and now displayed in Madrid’s Museo del Prado, shows the overthrow of the Titan elder gods, from Greek mythology--and brings to mind the novel The Wreck of the Titan, by Morgan Robertson.

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Name of the Day: Pride

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Name: Pride

Pronunciation: PRIYDE

Languages: Old English, to Middle English, to English

Meaning: He [or She] Honors the Word Prȳde, or Pride--Self-Esteem, a Belief in One’s Self-Worth, an Appreciation of One’s Dignity, Courage, Glory, and Accomplishments

Notable Use of this Name: The deep-voiced African-American country-singer Charley Frank Pride, who performed as Charley Pride (1934-2020), began life as a celebrated baseballer in the segregated Negro Leagues, which flourished from the 1920s to the 1950s.  However, in the late 1950s, Pride began his ascent to country-music superstardom, with the 1966 release of the song, “Just Between You and Me,” which hit #9 on Billboard magazine’s Hot Country Songs list.  From about 1969 to 1975, Pride’s album-sales for RCA Records surpassed those of The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. Subsequent hits include 1969’s “All I Have to Offer You (Is Me), 1970’s ‘Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone,” and 1971’s “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin.’  In 2000, the prestigious Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, was honored to induct the beloved black country-singer Charley Pride.

Public Domain Image: In 1981, the legendary African-American country-music singer Charley Pride entertained at the Capital Centre in Maryland, as seen in this 1981 U.S. Department of Defense photo, provided by Greg Mathison.

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Name of the Day: Grey

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Name: Grey

Pronunciation: GRAY

Languages: Old English, to Middle English, to English

Meaning: He [or She] Honors Lovely Grey Hair, or Distinguished Grey Garments

Notable Use of this Name: The American dentist and beloved Wild-West author Pearl Zane Grey, writing as Zane Grey (1872-1939), created popular works such as  Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), and Knights of the Range (1939).  Currently, Grey’s novels have been made into an incredible 112 films, as well as tv’s Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre (1956-1961).  One of Grey’s former residences in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, is now the Zane Grey Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

 Public Domain Image: Perhaps Zane Grey’s most popular novel, Riders of the Purple Sage, was made into a film in 1925, starring Tom Mix, as seen in this 1925 movie-poster from the Fox Film Corporation.

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Name of the Day: Chopper

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Name: Chopper

Pronunciation: CHAHP-pah

Languages: Old English, to Middle English, to English, to Japanese

Meaning: He Honors the Word Chopper--Meaning, He Possesses Reindeer-Antlers that Seem Capable of Chopping Down Trees

Notable Use of this Name: The wonderful Tony Tony Chopper is a human-like reindeer-boy hybrid who is also a skilled, compassionate physician, and is a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, the heroes of the One Piece universe of manga and anime, devised by Eiichiro Oda (1975-).

Public Domain Image: This 1850 masterpiece, Study of a Reindeer, provided by Wmpearl, and the Rasmus Meyer Collection, and painted by Norway’s Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (1788-1857), depicts a noble reindeer--and brings to mind the beloved reindeer-boy hybrid physician, Tony Tony Chopper, one of the Straw Hat Pirates, in the One Piece universe of manga and anime.

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Name of the Day: Boogie

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Name: Boogie

Pronunciation: BUHWG-gheeh

Languages: Old English, to English

Meaning: He Honors the Act of  Lively, Popular, Cool Dancing

Notable Use of this Name: The Serbian-American photographer Vladimir Milivojevich, known professionally as Boogie (1969-),has created numerous books, including Istanbul: Photographs by Boogie (2008),  Belgrade Belongs To Me (2009), and Persona non Grata: Photographs by Boogie (2022).

Public Domain Image: This 2006 photo by Syced (and not by Boogie)--of beautiful ancient buildings in Belgrade, Serbia, brings to mind the Serbian-American artist Vladimir Milivojevich, known professionally as Boogie, and also brings to mind one of his popular books, Belgrade Belongs to Me.

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Name of the Day: Sanji

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Name: Sanji

Pronunciation: SAHNJ-jeeh

Language: Japanese

Meaning: He Honors Sanji--Japan’s Time-Honored Afternoon Tea Service, which Includes Tea and Delectable Snacks, and Is a Long-Established Ceremony, Practiced Each Day at Three O’Clock

Notable Use of this Name: The easy-going Vinsmoke Sanji is an accomplished chef; an ardent admirer of lovely women; a fierce fighter; and, most importantly, he is a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, the beloved heroes of the One Piece universe of manga and anime devised by the Japanese author-illustrator Eiichiro Oda (1975-).

Public Domain Image: In this unattributed 1933 illustration, seven beautifully-dressed Tea Girls stand before the Japan Tea Hall at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair--bringing to mind the romantic Sanji, an accomplished chef, and a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, in the One Piece universe of Japanese manga and anime.

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Name of the Day: Cheese

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Name: Cheese

Pronunciation: CHEEZ

Languages: Latin, to Old English, to Middle English, to English

Meaning: He [or She] Honors Cheese-Men, the Supervisors of Establishments that Make Cāseus, or Cheese

Notable Use of this Name: The English printmaker, painter, and educator Bernard Cheese (1925-2013), was a member of the legendary Great Bardfield Artists group located in Great Bardfield, England; moreover, he exhibited his artwork in prestigious venues such as London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum, and Aberystwyth University in Aberystwyth, Wales.

Public Domain Image: This 2007 photo, provided by Jfm6, showing Wales’s Aberystwyth University, brings to mind one of the numerous prestigious venues where the English artist Bernard Cheese exhibited his masterworks.

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Name of the Day: Madge

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Name: Madge

Pronunciation: MADJ

Languages: Sanskrit, to Greek, to Latin, to Irish Gaelic, to Old English

Meaning: Truly, She Is Our Rare Little Pearl

Notable Use of this Name:  The African-Jamaican-American star Madge Sinclair (c. 1938-1995) journeyed from teaching in Jamaica, to cinematic stardom in the U.S.  After moving to New York City in 1968, Madge gained fame in 1971 portraying Clytemnestra in the play The Wedding of Iphigenia.  Later, Madge's work in tv's Roots (1977) and the film Serpico (1977) confirmed her status as a world-class star.  Yet her most historic role may have been as Captain Alexander--a woman commanding the USS Saratoga, in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).  Admittedly, Lt. Nyota Uhura, a woman, briefly captained the Enterprise in, "The Lorelei Signal" (1973), in Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973-1974); and the woman commander Number One briefly captained the Enterprise in, "The Cage" (1965), a pilot for tv's Star Trek (1966-1969).  But Madge's Captain Alexander was the first commissioned woman captain in Star Trek's tv-shows and films.

Public Domain Image: Despayre's 2012 photo shows a USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E model in a Famous Players theater in Langley, Canada, symbolizing all Star Trek craft, such as the USS Saratoga under Captain Alexander--played by African-Jamaican-American star Madge Sinclair, the first woman captain in Star Trek's tv-shows and films.

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Name of the Day: Palpatine

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Name: Palpatine

Pronunciation: PALP-puht-teehn

Languages: Latin, to Italian, to Old English

Meaning: He Says, "I Offer Palpatine--Little Flatteries, Little Ego-Strokes, and Sensual Little Caresses!"

Notable Use of this Name: In the Star Wars films, the name of the power-obsessed Emperor Palpatine mirrors the Italian word palpata, meaning strokes or caresses, as well as the Italian word  palpatine, meaning little caresses, little flatteries, and little ego-strokes.

Public Domain Image: The masterwork, Premières Cresses, or First Caresses, by France’s William-Adolphe Bourguereau (1825-1905), showing a mother caressing her newborn, brings indirectly to mind the power-mad Emperor Palpatine, from the Star Wars universe of films, whose name mirrors the Italian word palpatine, meaning, little caresses, and little ego-strokes.

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Name of the Day: Usopp

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Name: Usopp

Pronunciation: OOHSS-sawp

Languages: Greek, to Old English, to Japanese

Meaning: He Honors Uso--Falsehoods, Lies, and Untruths; Moreover; He Honors the Greek Teller of Fables, Aesop, Whose Name Derives from Aithiops, which Commemorates Dark-Complexioned Ethiopians--Great Africans, All

Notable Use of this Name: The valiant Straw Hat Pirate Usopp, or Usoppu, has a Pinocchio-like nose, reflecting the fact that he tells hard-to-believe lies, in the One Piece universe of manga and anime, devised by Japan's Eiichiro Oda (1975-).  Usopp’s name honors the Japanese word uso--untruths.  However, his name also honors the renowned Greek teller of fables, Aesop (620 BC-560 BC).  Regarding Aesop, English scholar William Martin Leake (1777-1860) said that coins, c. 520 BC, from Delphi, Greece, show the “head of a Negro,” and might depict Aesop, who was slain in Delphi.

 Public Domain Image: This coin from Delphi, Greece, c. 520 BC, of the head of a black person, may depict the beloved fable-teller Aesop, who was slain in Delphi--and the coin brings to mind the Straw Hat Pirate Usopp, from the One Piece universe of manga and anime, whose name honors Aesop.

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Name of the Day: Gummy

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Name: Gummy

Pronunciation: GUHM-meeh

Languages: Korean, to English

Meaning: She Is Our Anchor, Our Pillar of Support, and She Honors the Kèmúy, or the Geomi--the Black Spider

Notable Use of this Name: The popular South Korean singer Gummy, whose real name is Park Ji-yeon (1981-), is particularly beloved for her many film-soundtrack and tv-soundtrack songs, such as 2014’s, “You’re Calling Me,” for South Korean tv’s Three Days (2014). Tip: Gummy ≈ gummy; or Gummy Bears, a type of candy.

Public Domain Image: This 2024 photo, provided by Hachigamine, of an exquisite, beautifully-crafted piece of  Mogimogi Fruit Gummy candy, brings to mind the exquisitely beautiful songs of the South Korean singer Gummy.

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Name of the Day: Roronoa

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Name: Roronoa

Pronunciation: loh-LOH-noh-wah

Languages: French, to Japanese

Meaning: He Honors the French Buccaneer François l’Olonnais, Whose Last Name commemorated Olonne, a Type of Cloth Used to Make Sails for Ships, Originally Created in Olonne,  or Olonne-sur-Mer, France

Notable Use of this Name: Roronoa  Zoro, or Roronoa Zolo, is a master swordfighter, who wields the blades Enma, Sandai Kitetsu, and Wado Ichimonji, and is a valued member of the Straw Hat Pirates, in the One Piece universe of manga and anime, devised by Eiichiro Oda (1975-). Moreover, Roronoa’s name honors the French pirate François l’Olonnais, whose surname commemorates a type of sail-cloth created in Olonne-sur-Mer, France.

Public Domain Image: This c. 1878 painting, by an unknown artist--provided by the Photographs Division of the U.S. Library of Congress--of a horse-mounted Japanese samurai, resplendent in green and red, brings to mind the swordsman Roronoa Zoro, a member of the Straw hat Pirates, in the One Piece universe of Manga and anime.

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