The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-19

some Pcculinrities Picked Ont of
the Washington City Directory.

1t is curious how many family names to
be found I'm the city directory are sub
stantially like those Of familiar things.
Take, for instance, the seasons: There is
Spring, also Winter, and II there IS no
Summer there is a Summers, and though
there may be no FAN there is Falls.
Those that follow the months are: jan
uary. February March and May AS to
names like those OF the smaller subdi-
visions OF calendar time Day is well
known. also Weeks; while there may be
no such name rs Tomorrow, there Is a
family name, Morrow. As for familiar
things in nature. take. for instance. Dew,
Frost. Snow Cloud. Storm and Gales.
Raines and Hale. To family names like
those Of minerals Il is easy to think OF
Flint. Cole. Rock. Stone. Garnett, Dia-
mond and Jewell; and Of metals. Gold,
Silver and Steele Aver and Waters sug-
Gest the elements. and Mould and Clay
are not unlike earth. As to things in
the heavens. there IS Moon and Starr. and
of the compass. West as well as North
There is considerable number OF fam
lily names like those OF colors. az White,
Black Green, Blue. Purple, Violet Scar
let. Brown and Gray. Like names OF va
rious members or features OF the body
are Hand Arrnes Legg, Foote. Bone,
Chinn, Haire. Beard and there is also a
family name Man. Like those OF names
n. ~.
Kidd. Colt. Badger. Hogg Hare and Wolf
There are family names that are exactly
like or similar to things in plant life, or
their productions, as. for example. the
names Plant, Rose. Flower, Budd Rice,
Wheat. Oates. Cotton. Berry, Bean. Plum
and Cherry. and Cakes Ashe. Pine and
Maple A familiar family name is that
of Root, and others are Branch and
Twiggs.
Bird, Wing, Heron and Wren suggest
themselves, also Crane. Crow and rarke
Fish Is a family name, and others that
might be mentioned here are Haddock
Pike, Roach, Bass and Crabb. Family
names suggestive of titles or rank are:
King, Queen, Prince. Duke, Marquis, Lord.
Baron and Knight. besides Pope and Dea-
con. Next take military titles, Marshall
Major and Sergeant, and peoples. Eng
lish, French. Welsh. Norman and Dutch
while among family names like those OF
countries there are England. Ireland
France and Wales. The ones that re-
semble buildings are: Church. Temple
Abbey and Tower. Another family name
is House. another is Mills and the name
of Barnes is familiar. There f. fam
ily name shedd and others are Post. Wall.
Roome. Roof. Rafter, Frame Stills and
Hall, with Locke, Boldt, if not Bolt. and
Key; also Yard is familiar. and so is
Garden, Gates and Pickett. Names like
those or Travelled ways are street, Lane
Alley, Way and Rhodes.
Young Is family name. and so also Is
DDS. Long Short. Sharp. Blunt, Dull.
Strong Straight Small. Stout, Little, Rich
and Poor. Bliss and Paine and Hurry and
Waite
There are many family names like i'm
PIGMENTS. or Of household or other articles
OF use. as Sickles. Mallet, Scales ana
Lamps. Wlckes, Couch, Broome. Needles
and Shears, and BELL. Button and Buckle.
OF names like those Of articles OF ap-
narel there are Coates. Vest Gun. and
like distances there are Furlong and
Miles
Pertaining 10 military things there are
many names, as Camp, French, Drum,
Fife, Horn, Banner also like those OF
natural features, as Lake. Forest. Pond.
Field, Marsh, Glen, Dale, Pool Brooks
Rivers. Banks. Meadows. Cliff and Ridge
Washington Post.