Tag Archives: names

The Name of the Game is Hidden Meaning

Manifest (2018 – 2023) This is my next-to-last post about Manifest, the series that’s showing on Netflix. There are no spoiler alerts here, since I want to concentrate on the meanings behind the characters’ names. Names as Religious Symbols in … Continue reading

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Is There Anything New Under the Sun?

Bert and Ernie After watching Sesame Street for years with my children, you can imagine my surprise when I watched “It’s a Wonderful Life” for the first time: I heard the names, Bert and Ernie, spoken in the same sentence, … Continue reading

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What’s in a (baby’s) Name?

When a new child is born, the parents have to decide what to name the baby. It is an important function, because in most cases, that name is the one this person will identify with their whole life. A Rose … Continue reading

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