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1. This quiz was inspired by Snowman's quiz about his Uncle Monty and the names he gave the stations on the London Underground. It reminded me of the Rector of my former parish who baptized our younger son. He could remember our younger son's name but not our older son's name (our older son was two when we moved into the parish), so in order to avoid hurting Number One son's feelings, he called them by the meaning of their names - Christ-bearer and Well-beloved. What did we name our children?
2. My mother would be hailed as 'Good victory', so what was her name?
3. My Welsh grandfather was 'Gift of God', so what was his (Welsh) name?
4. The head girl at my English school was Torch, or, possibly, Moon. Etymologists give both meanings for this name. What is it?
5. My best friend could just as easily be named Erica. Erica is the genus of over 700 species of plants of the family Ericaceae. What is my friend's name?
6. I wonder if my father knew that his name meant 'army ruler'? Considering that he never served in any military capacity, the name certainly doesn't match the man! So what was my dad's first name?
7. My own name, which is Greek in origin, means 'peace', a fact that has my family falling about laughing. Not that I start fights or anything, but I'm not one of nature's doormats. I have strong opinions and I'm prepared to defend them, which sometimes creates more turbulence than peace! So what's my name?
8. My daughter (in-law) hates her middle name. It means 'prosperous in war' and does not jive at all with my mild-mannered daughter, who avoids conflict as often as she can. So what's her middle name?
9. My friend Phyllis is an ardent gardener and her name is entirely appropriate. What does Phyllis mean?
10. I have a friend who has sons named Ian and Evan. Their names are the Scottish and Welsh versions of their father's name, which is ...?
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Cymruambyth
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