Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-06-02

Gabriel Hebrew man of God.
I'm Gabriel that stand in the presence of
+, God"
Godfrey German Gods peace. Greg
Dry Greek to watch; Gaspar Spanish, }
treasure master; Grace, from the Latin.
gratia.
sIn my line no name has place,
But the sweetest one of Grace"
Gisela, from the Hungarian, signifies
victory. Gertrude (German,) spear
maids.
Horace Natin), punctu al. Hec tor,
(Greek), defender. Harold (Saxon),
leader of the army. Henry (German),
home rich. Hubert (Saxon), soul
bright. Hildegarde Germany, battle
maid. Helena (Greek), signifies light.
Heloise (French), famous holiness.
Ignatius Uatin), fiery. Ivan (Rus-
sian), grace of God. Israel Hebrew, a
prince OF the strong God. Isolde Ger
many, fair. Irene Greek, peace. Inez
Spanish, same as Agnes, pure Isabel
(Spanish), same as Elizabeth.
Nov for mad-cap Isabel:
What shall suit her, pr'ythee ell
Isabel is brown and wild;
Will be evermore child;
Is all laughter, all vagary.
Hath the spirit of fairy
Jasper (Persian), precious stone.
James (Hebrew), a supplanter. Jason
Greek, hethat cures. John (Hebrew),
the grace of the Lord. Judith Gle
brew, praising. Josephine (Hebrew),
increase. Julia datin), soft-haired.
Jessie Qatin), grace of the Lord.
Kenneth (Scotch), chieftain.
Louis, old Norman form of the Ger
man Ludwig, from the italian Ludovico,
fro-l the Latin Ludovicus, the village
jester.
Lionel Oatin), little lion. Leopold
German, defender of the people.
Macbeth (Scottish), son of life. Man
fred German, mighty peace. Michael
(Hebrew), who is like GOD ? Maurice
(French), Moorish. Mercedes (Span-
ish), mercy. Mia (Slavonian), lovely.
Madeleine (Syriac), magnificent.
''Thou art not stepped In golden languors,
No traced Summer calm is thine,
Ever varying Madeleine"
Miriam, or Mary, from the Hebrew, sig
mites bitter The sister of Moses and
Aaron, who led the songs of the Israel
ties when they saw their enemies dead
upon the seashore, was the first owner
Of that lame, which was to be the most
highly honored among those of women.
The attributes of the Blessed Virgin
have been adopted into the Christian
name, and used to distinguish their
bearer. The earliest of these was the
Italian Maria Annunciata Gin honor Of
Annunciation); then followed Maria As
sunta Gin honor of the supposed assump-
ton bodily into glory. France has
Marie des Anges, and in Spain the vo-
patroness is called Maria de las Merce-
DIES. Maria de los Dolores is given by
parents mindful of the seven Dolors Of
the Holy Mother. Marin de incarnation
is also Spanish, and since the promulga-
ton of the new dogma, young ladies in
Spain have been called Maria de la
! Conception. The custom of adding
Maria to a mans name began in Italy,
about 1860, and at the present time
most individuals in Italy and Spain, as
well as in the more devout French fam
lilies, bear the name OF Maria.
Margaret, from the Greek. No name
has been the occasion of more pretty
j fancies than Margarita "a pearl) Dante
calls the moon ola gran Margherita. :"
The thought of the pearl Of great price,
and of the pearly gates of the celestial
city, no doubt inspired the Christian
choice of Marguerite for that child Of light
of the city of Antioch, whose name, DIS
virgin martyr, standing in the Litany,
became before the fifth century the
recipient of the allegory of feminine in
nocence and faith overcoming the
dragon, even as st. George embodied
the victory of the Christion warrior.
Hungary, in its first Christianity,
eagerly adopted the name, and reckons
two saints SO called in the eleventh CEN
tury, besides having sent for the sweet
Margaret Atheling, the wife of Nal
colin Oean- Mohr, who has made hers
the national Scottish female name. The
name then travelled to Norway, and in
Germany came to be one of the names
most frequently occurring there. The
wife of st. Louis was called Marguerite,
and her niece, the daughter of Phillip
Ill, was the first English Margaret.
The Italian reverence for the name was
increased by. the penitence of Marg
herita of Oortona, whose repentance
became so famed that she was canon
| lied, and for the sake of her humility
the daisy became her especial symbol.
Napoleon Greek. of the new city.
Nicholas Greek, victory of the people.
Octavius (I4atin). the eighth. Othel-
10 Qtalian), rich. Olga RUSSIAN holy.
| Philip Greek, lover of horses. Per-
cival (British), companion of the cha
lice. Pauline Natin(, little.
Roger German, speak of fame. Re
ginald, powerful Judgment. Raphael
Hebrew), healing of God. Ruth Gle
brew, beauty. lose. from the Latin,
lOsa.
Where the Juniata flows
And the forest shades repose
Dwelleth she, my lovely Rose
In rural grace"