New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-17
Whence Came Our Names?
(By James Shepard.)

Book of CreStS' for Great Britain and
Ireland.
The earth below and heaven above
And all that In them is,
Have been reviewed and largely used
In giving names to men.
Names often seem to indicate
The source from whence they came,
Of th2se 1 write and let alone
All names which pride their source.
Names From Mankind.
From man himself comes not few
Like Mr.. Mann and Manz.
With Body, Brest and Heart and Gall,
And Back. and Blood. and Bone
And Head or Pate. with Brain and
Skull,
And Hair. and Beard. and Chinn.
And Eye, and Tooth, Mouthway and
Tongue,
With Cheek, Lipman and Gabb.
Armstrong and Arms. Handy and
Hand,
Finger and Leg, and Shank,
Hipp, Lapp and Foot. Heely and
Ladd,
With Lass. Gamin and Gent.
Papa with Boys. and Bratt or Child,
Fellows and little Bulb.
With Littlejohn and Evergreen
And Leghorn and Legat.
Some fifty names begin with Man"
AS Manners and Mansfield,
70 or}5
Manzello and 'mandell.
Uncounted names wind up with
Man
Sweetman or Honeyman,
Goodman, Wiseman or Merriman,
Newman and Eneman.
Men Of Color.
There's Mr.. Black. Dunn. Brown and
Blue,
Hazel and Grey and Green,
.Organge and Gold. Scarlet and Pink,
Negro, LeBlond and White.
Redhead. Redman, Redish and Ray.
Rudy, Verdi and Bright.
Shiny and Dark or Light. whereby
The colors have their Hughes.
Names From Animals.
We've Mr.. Buck, Buckley and Bull,
Beaver and Mink and Bear.
Otter and Panther. Ram and Pizz,
The Lyon and the Lamb.
With Ewes and Kidd. Fox. Mules and
Mole,
The Bunny and the Hare.
The Hart and Roe. the / Steer and
Stage
With Hog. Cow. Colt and Gait.
Griffin and Sable. Goat and Coon,
Cooney, Camel and Bait.
Horsefall, Horsey, Bonny and steed.
The Coney and the Wolf.
Names From Birds.
The first Of all is Mr.. Bird
With Mr.. Duck and Drake
Conger and Eagle. Crow and Crane,
The Lark and Hem and Chick.
The Peacock and the Nightingale,
The Heron and the Jay.
The Partridge Linnet, Hawk and Dove,
The Raven and the Quail.
The Startling, Sparrow, Swift and
Stork,
Swallow and Swan and Terne.
The Woodcock, Martin. Robin and
Wren,
The Parrot. Finch and Fowle.
Gander Goslin and Mother Goosea
Who bore her husbands name, .
In Granary Burying ground
At Boston. now she lies.
And with the birds, we mention here
Fowler and Mr.. Wing,
And does not Quill belong to birds
AS we'll as Egg and Hatch?
Names From Fish.
First Mr.. Fish: Fishes comes next,
For Salmon, Trout or Pike
While some catch Smelt. Sole. Bass
and Roach
The Crab and Seal with Finn.
Names Appertaining to Building and
Ships.
Let Mr.. Temples name come first,
Then Mr.. Church and Towers,
With Bell and Cross. Organ and Pew
For Abbey or Chappen.
Next Barnes or Barns with Sill and
Post
And Beam and Joyst and Truss,
With Brace and Board. Stable and
Stahl,
A Manager and Shed.
Then Castle, Buttress, Fort and
Gates,
The Arcade and Bazaar,
The Honel. Booth. Gatehouse and
Lodge,
And also Mill and Mills
Then Mr.. House of Wood and Stone,
With Coping and a Wall.
A Porch and Doore, Chamber and
Hall
Gabel and Carrot too.
A little Home and Chambers with
One Corner for a DEM,
A Kitchen. too. and then we must
Have one Roome for Bath.