Author Archives: Mikey

Geez, I hate it when I put something down for just a moment and then the next time you turn around to pick it up, it’s not where you thought you left it! It seems my brain has gone missing … Continue reading →

GENEVIÈVE : Pronounced: zhe-ne-VYEV Origin(s): French, Celtic, German Meaning: One source says the meaning of this name is uncertain, though it possibly means “tribe woman” in Gaulish. Another source lists it as meaning “of the race of women,” or “White … Continue reading →

Okay, so the link on the MSN.ca page, which always shows up after I sign out of my hotmail, was actually “Women boxers: Top 10 things you didn’t know,” but for some reason I read it to be “Women‘s boxers: … Continue reading →

What a weekend! What a wonderful weekend! I just wish I could have more like it. Actually, it’s been a pretty good week, all told, and fairly productive in all aspects of my life, except one. And there hasn’t really … Continue reading →

FELICIA : Pronounced: fe-LEE-sha, fay-LEE-see-a Origin(s): French, Ancient Roman, English, Italian, Hungarian, German, Romanian, Biblical Meaning: Great happiness; Feminine form of FELIX: from a Roman cognomen meaning “lucky, successful” in Latin. Although poetess Felicia Dorothea (Browne) Hemans wrote much mild … Continue reading →

EDITH : Pronounced: EE-dith Origin(s): Anglo-Saxon, Teutonic, English Meaning: Joyous; Wealthy present; “Happy warfare, spoils of war” from Old English ead “rich, blessed” combined with gyæ “war”. This Old English name remained popular after the Norman conquest. Edith Piaf was … Continue reading →

DAPHNE : Pronounced: DAF-nee Origin(s): Greek Mythology, English, Hebrew Meaning: Means “Bay tree” or “laurel tree” in Greek. In Greek mythology virtuous Daphne was a nymph transformed into a laurel tree by her father in order that she might escape … Continue reading →