tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4787847623453123544..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Flora, Rose, Violet: Researching popular flower names for “olden times”Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-30271389312032421512018-04-28T10:34:19.261-06:002018-04-28T10:34:19.261-06:00Yep... best to not use a name that “pulls a reader...Yep... best to not use a name that “pulls a reader out of the timeframe,” even if it *was* in use. :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14654125768003206592018-04-27T18:32:45.286-06:002018-04-27T18:32:45.286-06:00That is indeed fascinating. I would still hesitate...That is indeed fascinating. I would still hesitate to give a name to a historical character that might provoke such a dispute - so Tiffany would be out for me, even if it is historically accurate. Elle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-33029144767697564302018-04-26T13:56:11.682-06:002018-04-26T13:56:11.682-06:00Hi Linda!
Glad you enjoyed the post and got some i...Hi Linda!<br />Glad you enjoyed the post and got some ideas from it! :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-10933665945282644832018-04-26T13:55:30.024-06:002018-04-26T13:55:30.024-06:00Oooooo, Opal has a nice ring to it, Pat! :-) Kind ...Oooooo, Opal has a nice ring to it, Pat! :-) Kind if goes with the flower names... flowers, gems, and all. :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14013868954621661162018-04-26T13:53:59.469-06:002018-04-26T13:53:59.469-06:00Ida is a great name! My maternal grandmother was E...Ida is a great name! My maternal grandmother was Elsie, a name<br />Which peaked in the 1890s and is experiencing a small resurgence.... Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-20711521378848687462018-04-26T13:51:21.590-06:002018-04-26T13:51:21.590-06:00Well isn’t this fascinating! Thank you, Liz!
I sta...Well isn’t this fascinating! Thank you, Liz!<br />I stand corrected on Tiffany! :-) <br />For those who’d like to read about the “Tiffany Effect,” check out: http://wordwenches.typepad.com/word_wenches/2018/04/the-tiffany-efffect.htmlAnn Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-87938507679041088962018-04-26T13:13:21.195-06:002018-04-26T13:13:21.195-06:00What a fun post! (My stepmother's name was Del...What a fun post! (My stepmother's name was Delores Violet.) Unique character names work well as long as they're not so unique the reader can't remember them. Your lists, however, are very memorable. You've given me a number of great ideas for future books. Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-76387842454917602852018-04-26T09:38:56.838-06:002018-04-26T09:38:56.838-06:00I do have a name I'm keeping for a "somed...I do have a name I'm keeping for a "someday" book. My paternal grandmother's middle name was Opal. I'll have to research whether that was ever used in the early 1800s, which is the historical period I'm writing about now. Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-73689637891644755592018-04-26T08:29:14.549-06:002018-04-26T08:29:14.549-06:00What an interesting post. Surprised to see Ida men...What an interesting post. Surprised to see Ida mentioned. That was my mother's name. Though my grandmother wanted that to be her first name, she got confused and named her Clara Ida instead of the reverse. She was always called Ida. <br />Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-18052052754827078142018-04-26T03:44:06.298-06:002018-04-26T03:44:06.298-06:00Monday's post on Word Wenches, entitled The T...Monday's post on Word Wenches, entitled The Tiffany Effect, discusses all those 'modern' names that aren't.Liznoreply@blogger.com