Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-16
W0men's Names.

"The names of women should be
agreeable, soft, clear, captivating the
fancy, ending in long vowels resem-
bling words of benedictiOn ."-LuU5
Of Menu.
On a certain occasion two French
ambassadors were sent to the Spanish
court to negotiate a marriage between
one of the Castilian princesses and
Louis VIII. The names of the royal
females were Urraca and Blanche, the
first of whom vas the elder and more
beautiful, and was intended by the
court for the French King, but the
ambassadors TesOlutely persisted in
their preference TOR Blanche, on ac-
count of her name, saying that Urraca
would never do. They were sensible
men. So Blanche was made queen
because she had q fair name, and
Blanche was always fajre, if not beau
tiful. Is there lot something in a
name?
Mary, albeit some etymologists
translate it H1arqh (bitter), is One of
the sweetest as well as the cOmmOnest
ever given to woman. l prefer to con-
slider it as signifying GRATED, or, as an
other authority has it, star Of tie sea.
Maria and MtIie (the latter being
French) are merely other forms of the
same name, aGd, OF course, have the
same meaning.
Martina means bitterness, which, alas!
is too often significant of the lot of
woman; but our Martins may be very
sweet girls, in spite OF the etymOlO-
gists.
A,Do A,D;o VT,--oL eDJ D-Dbo
bly, Nina and Nancy, are all from the
same root, and signify gracious Dr.
Kind, of which fact the fair owners Of
these phenOmen0ns VIII please to take
notice and govern themselves accord
ingly. Jane, now generally familiar
lied into Jenny, please don't write it
JeRRieD though differently derived,
has the same meaning as the fOregO-
ing.
Ellen was originally Helen latin,
HeieaG; French, Hele7e.) According
TO sOne etymOiogis5s, it has the mean
ing Of G{turiRg, while others define it
as one lrbO pjties. Many a Helen,
since she of Troy, has proved alluring,
and some have shown that pity is
akin to love. Ella IS only q varia-
ton Of Ellen.
For Sarah (Hehrew SIru or Scria0,
and Arabic Zaru), we find two detiui-
tions, a princess aud the mOriRg star.
Lucy signifies like tight, and the
name was anciently given 10 girls
born at daybreaE. Aurora, AuFe0iia
and AurOre golden the dorm Or morn
ing redJieSs). Bertha (6right), and
Clara (cjeaI), may be grouped with it.
Louisa (Freneh, louise is the femi-
nine Of Louis, and has the meaning of
protector, or one tChO furnishes q place
Of refuge or Of rest. 1t is sweetest in
its famiiariZed or pet form of Lou.
Fanny, or more formally FranceS,iS
fr0ak or free. Elizabeth DIETER as
Lizzy), Isabel and Eliza, true; and
Sophia, UiSdOH.
Catherine, or Katherine, derived
from the Greek; Kdthdre (patre or
ch0ste), is one of the best ofall our fe-
male names. 1t is pretty in It's Irish
modification, Kathleen, and most at
tractive as Kate.
Caroline, Charlotte, and CarlOtta,
with their diminutives, Lolita, Lofty,
Garry, Lima and Cally, are all femin-
inc forms of Charles Spanish, CdTtOSj
German, KdTE), which cOmes from
the ScIavOnic KrOL, a king; and the
fair owners of these fine names should
therefore, be queeHS-queens of hearts.
Julia, of which Julietta and Juliet
are simply diminutives, signifies soft
haired; Harriet, mistress Of the house;
and Alice, a princess.
Emma should be tender, GfectiOa0te,
m0therIy. The name is said to signify,
literally, one tehO nurses, cares for o.
matches over another but another au-
thority translates it Industrious.
Susan signifies a tly, and is a fitting
name for a tall, slender, fOwer-llke
girl, of fair complexion and native
grace. As companions for this, Lillian
QIy-hke) and Istanlina (lchite Aly bud
NAV be mentioned. The last is of
Indian derivation, but might appro-
priately grace the fairest of Anglo
Saxon maideus.
Margaret eomts to US from the Latin
BsdTgaraa, a pearl. But anOther,a and,
if possible, a still more beautiful sig
Indication, has, curiously enough, at