Tag: What’s in a Name
We learn in school that America was named after Amerigo Vespucci. His claim to the name is not due to great...
Towns and streets follow very similar naming conventions, falling, as they do, into the same twelve categories detailed in my article,...
Have you ever wondered where the name “Connecticut” comes from? If you read through my article “What’s in a Name? —...
What is the name of your street? What is the name of the street your school is on? Have you ever...
What do our last names tell us about ourselves? What can we learn about who we are and where our ancestors...
Every name is a piece of history. This is true for names of big things, like towns or countries, but it’s...
