Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-22

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We doa'ttool away cur opporioonities.
PErBoLEUN Y. NAsBT, p. NJ,
(wieh wuz Postnasier.l
Names and Their Meanings.
II school lists on cards OF invitation, and
wherever else young girls nsmes are written OF
priat-i, We constantly find in what are cailel
pet names" new variations from old usage
Mamie, Minnie Ci,mmie. Louie. Bertie, Iudie-
L1t'ie, Elite, Mile. Molic, M4ttie, Tiesse,
Hattie Eette. ha'ie, AdIin, Liiie Efis. Sadie
CsrUs Gertic. josie, are to Bee found, with many
more of the Ike character The shove samples
are both sufficient 10 make The ridiculous
usture Of the custom apparent, and TO show
that alsurlities grouped tore,her DO no: support
e.cA other, but make each instance more ridicu-
l5us hy sssocil'iou. The only ezcueg tar "mie-
naming the young lalies Is, thai thtse titles
are supposed 90 be terms Of affection ami cniear.
neut. This plea IS 90 a degree valid, where The
use 20 '-ql- uaues'' is confined 90 ihe A1.lly
ci--l-, or is the privilege of very intimate
ri MS. But 90 write such Nance. 90 sign them
formal letters, 90 record them in school, OF other
catalogue. sud. El,ss han al. 90 print the o
10 sny connection. is 10 widen the family
circle exceedingly aui 20 increase intimate
fritl-hp'' indefinitely
s little travcs'y ~ fashionable co-respou-
ieaoe was pub BONE years ago, which
puts i1 au amls1; ignt the ahslriIty both
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youHr Ales - a-t nov ri eight years or
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To cIicr % see what Is l1-t hy the de'lc'ns ci
aonorei names III ;ne.T origin can scarcely he
recognized II may be interesting 10 trace the
tiguil,a''ou q q few oi The names which IN oae
sense-their frequency nay De csilcl common
names Take, fret, Mary, which 10 variou.
legitimate forms, Is borne, probably, by more
persons ln tirs'iau lands than Any other uaCe.
Mara, Marion AMI Miriam have been adopted
as English names. and al have the same sieuih-
cation The nrsi On record who bore the name
is Nirizn, tue SISTER OF Moses and Aaron. The
derivation which is most generally accepted Is
FROM the word msrah, bitter sni as Miriam
was Cue oi the cai'iren ot the captivity iu
E-yp.. % s aot iitfc1.t 10 ims-ine reasons Why
this name Was chosen Whateyel VAS its on
gia, the fret Wesrer of the name malc il a con-
mon one IN Israel, PEI hsps from he assoc alton
Of Miriam with the triumph AZ the Rel Sea
From sn obvious reason the name has a.
Wsy- been highly popular smou- Christians
and the poet seems 90 have put ia verse a uni
vc-fal sentiment when he wrote. e. / have q
passion for the name OF Mary" Elizabeth or
E.sshehl was the vie Of Aaron. the mother o.
the Jewish priesthood and Elizabeth. the vif,
Of ZecHarsh, the priest, vas the mother Of John
the BaprisL
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