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Why we only call Galileo by his first name

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:47:36 GMT

clipped by: kelvin273
clipper's remarks: The full article gives a nice, detailed breakdown of the use of surnames in Renaissance Italy.

Clip Source: www.slate.com

Galileo GalileiFour hundred years ago this month, Galileo Galilei presented his eight-powered telescope to the Venetian Senate. He was soon working with a 20-powered telescope, and later that year, he proved that the moon's surface was rough, contrary to the prevailing view. Galileo went on to become one of the most recognized names in scientific history. But why do we call him by his first name only?

Because that's how he referred to himself. At the time of Galileo's birth in 1564, surnames were optional in Italy. In daily interactions, an Italian would use the name his parents gave him at birth—what we'd now call a first name—and, if further clarification were required, add on his father's name (like di Antonio, or "son of Antonio"), his birthplace (Romano, or "from Rome"), his occupation (Pannetierre, meaning "baker"), or a traditional family surname (if one existed, like Galilei).

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What Else Happened During Woodstock

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:47:36 GMT

clipped by: ColoradoRight
clipper's remarks: So when you hear talk of the glories of Woodstock—the so-called “defining event of a generation”—keep in mind those 109 GIs who served nobly yet are never lauded by the illustrious spokesmen for the “Sixties Generation.”

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With the 40th anniversary of the ‘60s cherished rock concert, the so-called “Sixties Generation” remembers fondly those four days in August 1969. Instead, VFW magazine commemorates the 109 Americans killed in Vietnam then.

So 40 years later, let’s finally look at those 109 Americans who sacrificed their lives in Vietnam on Aug. 15, 16, 17 and 18, 1969.

They mirrored the population of the time. A full 92% were white (seven of whom had Spanish surnames) and 8% black. Some 67% were Protestants; 28% Catholic. A disproportionate number—more than one-third—hailed from the South. More than two-thirds were single; nearly one-third married. Not surprisingly, the vast majority (91%) were under the age of 30, with 78% between the ages of 18 and 22.

Of the four days, Aug. 18—the last day of “peace and love” in the Catskills when the 50,000 diehards departed after the final act—was the worst for the men in Vietnam. Thirty-five of them died on that one miserable day.

Tags: americans, soldiers, deaths, remembrance

Just Be Honest About Your Bigotry, OK?

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:58:45 GMT

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clipper's remarks: But neither story has proffered that up. So how do these commenters know the couples in question are illegal immigrants?

Well, by their last names, of course. Santiago, Rocha and Barron must be indicative of the 100% ne'er-do-wells that crawl under or over a fence in the dark, dark night to invade the soil of the U.S., fostering hate in their hearts and evil in their veins, ready to do horribly heinous crimes at a moment's notice.

According to 2007 data from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, 21.7 percent of maltreated children nationwide are from African-American families; 20.8 percent are from hispanic families; and 46.1 percent are from white families.

So really, in the U.S., being from a white family nearly doubles your chances of being maltreated or abused.

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In the span of two days, there have been two reports in the Dallas Morning News of children being neglected and abused by their parents.

Both sets of children were stomach-turningly betrayed by their parents. One group of children were starved and locked in a tiny motel bathroom for hours at a time by their stepfather, while their mother allowed it. The second set were found by authorities after an anonymous caller reported strong fumes coming from their hotel room. When police arrived, they found two adults who had been huffing paint fumes all day in a 300 square foot room, not only intoxicating themselves, but their children.

Besides the places of residence, the two stories had something in common - the families had Latin surnames. Immediately, commenters on both stories began upping the anti-immigration rhetoric, insisting that this is the way of illegal immigrants.

They do bad things to their children.

Tags: racism, bigotry, immigration, statistics, children, crime

family history of bamburgs

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:06:30 GMT

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Clip Source: boards.rootsweb.com

Is there anyone out there who can tell me about my grandparents? My grandpa's name was R.H. Bamburg whom married Addie Bloom Holston Bamburg, they had three boys, Donald Ray Bamburg, Howard Bamburg, and the youngest Jessie Lee Bamburg( whom is my dad). I'm looking for info on my grandparents and who where their parents. Any information would be greatly appreciated. They last resided in Red River parish. I believed they lived their most of their adult lives. thank you. Charlotte

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Mary daughter of Eli

Tue, 05 May 2009 23:23:19 GMT

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Mr_M, some attribute the introduction of surnames to the Normans in the 11th Century AD/CE. Prior to that, naming conventions generally used the first name. Individuals were typically identified by:

<First Name> son/daughter of <Father's First Name>; or,
<First Name> of <Place Name>

With this in mind, Jesus would have been known as Jesus son of Joseph.

Joseph would have been known as Joseph son of Jacob (according to Matthew).

Mary would have been called Mary daughter of Eli. Luke calls Mary's father Heli, which is the Greek for the Hebrew Eli. Another apocryphal gospel describes Mary's parents as Joachim and Anna. Joachim is considered a variant of Eliachim or Elohim or Eli or Heli.

Britain running out of Cocks

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:47:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Britain experiences cock shrinkage.

Clip Source: www.metro.co.uk

Britain running out of Cocks

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Britain is suffering from a lack of Cocks

The number of people in Britain with amusing surnames like Cockshott, Balls, Death and Shufflebottom has declined by up to 75 percent in the last century - as people with silly names either fail to pass them on to the next generation, or leave the country entirely.

A study found the number of people with the name Cock shrank to 785 last year from 3,211 in 1881, those called Balls fell to 1,299 from 2,904 and the number of Deaths were reduced to 605 from 1,133.

People named Smellie decreased by 70 percent, Dafts by 51 percent, Gotobeds by 42 percent, Shufflebottoms by 40 percent, and Cockshotts by 34 percent, said Richard Webber, visiting professor of geography at King's College, London.

Wangs, however, have experienced dramatic growth.

Clip Source: www.metro.co.uk

Among other gems of the list of Britain's oddest names are Ray Gunn, Chris Cross, Paige Turner, Terry Bull and, of course, Jo King.

76-year-old Stan Still

minetts herefordshire

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:06:28 GMT

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Clip Source: boards.ancestry.com

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 12:13AM

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Surnames:

My mother's family are Minetts (Mynetts) from Herefordshire. There is a lot of family tree info on them on Ancestry - since I know your post was a long time ago it may be that you have found this since then. If you need anything though please get in touch - ramses4921@yahoo.co.uk

etymology and history of surnames

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:59:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: For entertainment only
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dna

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:16:20 GMT

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You and the other person(s) have matched in 23, 24 or 25 loci. If you share the same surname or variant, this means that there is a 99% likelihood that you share a common ancestor in a genealogical time frame. If you match another person without the same surname or variant, you still probably share a common ancestor, but this ancestor may have lived in the time before surnames were adopted.

Good website

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:26:25 GMT

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Clip Source: www.thelocal.se

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DNA could reveal your surname

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:11:56 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Cool and... frightening

Clip Source: www.physorg.com

Scientists at the world-leading Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester – where the revolutionary technique of genetic fingerprinting was invented by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys- are developing techniques which may one day allow police to work out someone's surname from the DNA alone.

Doctoral research by Turi King has shown that men with the same British surname are highly likely to be genetically linked. The results of her research have implications in the fields of forensics, genealogy, epidemiology and the history of surnames.

Dr King said: "In Britain, surnames are passed down from father to son. A piece of our DNA, the Y chromosome, is the one part of our genetic material that confers maleness and is passed, like surnames, from father to son. Therefore, a link could exist between a man's surname and the type of Y chromosome he carries. A simple link between name and Y chromosome could in principle connect all men sharing a surname into one large family tree.

Tags: dna, genealogy, forensics

DNA can be used to tell a guy's last name

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:30:43 GMT

clipped by: saan-kpa
clipper's remarks: Another fun fact (not in the article): mitochondrial DNA can be used to tell who his mom was, too.

Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

developing techniques which may one day allow police to work out someone's surname from the DNA alone

Doctoral research by Turi King has shown that men with the same British surname are highly likely to be genetically linked.

the Y chromosome, is the one part of our genetic material that confers maleness and is passed, like surnames, from father to son. Therefore, a link could exist between a man's surname and the type of Y chromosome he carries. A simple link between name and Y chromosome could in principle connect all men sharing a surname into one large family tree.

each name may have had several founders. Events such as adoptions, name-changes and non-paternities would confuse any simple genetic link.

between two men who share the same surname there is a 24% chance of sharing a common ancestor through that name but that this increases to nearly 50% if the surname they have is rare

Reasons not to hyphenate

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:31:27 GMT

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Clip Source: www.hogrockcafe.com

More Reasons Not to Hyphenate Surnames
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9 Things You Didn't Know About Abba

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:08:18 GMT

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Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

9 Things You Didn't Know About Abba

1) When they started, the four members - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Faltskog - had the brilliant idea of creating a name for the group by combining their four initials into an acronym.

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After five years LUAF had still failed to catch on, so they went back to the drawing-board and used their Christian names rather than their surnames. However, early attempts - they toured for four months as AABB - were to prove equally unsatisfactory.

Tags: abba, things you didn't know, trivia

meltpot

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:21:56 GMT

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