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L is for Lucas

Published on April 14, 2015April 11, 2015 by mariacatalinaegan4 Comments

Lucas means Light .Use it as Luke, or Luka. I find that light is often the meaning of names I like. in Spanish the word for light is LUZ and it is a popular name for women.

When I moved to France in 1977 people love to say Americaine? Do you like LUCKY LUKE ? I had never heard of it. , have you discovered this Belgian fun?

Lucky Luke is a Belgian comics series created by Belgian cartoonist Maurice De Bevere, better known as Morris, and for one period written by René Goscinny. Set in the American Old West, it stars the titular character, Lucky Luke, the cowboy known to “shoot faster than his shadow”. His name is inspired by that of Luciano Locarno, an Italian American sheriff who lived between 1860 and 1940.

K is for KYLE

Published on April 13, 2015April 11, 2015 by mariacatalinaegan5 Comments

Meaning of “Kyle” Scottish name

In Scottish, the name Kyle means- Strait. Channel. Narrow. Used as both a surname and first name.. Other origins for the name Kyle include – Scottish, Irish, Gaelic, Irish. The name Kyle is most often used as a boy name or male name.Read more:

I like the name Kyle I am not just keen on names I am also fond of initials and as such I did not use the name Kyle for my son because I did not come up with good initials using K.

A geographic formation that I would cast as a handsome strong man in a novel.

Do you like the name KYLE?

#AtoZchallenge End of Week Two

Published on April 12, 2015 by mariacatalinaeganLeave a comment

My THEME is What is in a NAME? Meaning of names, how I used names in writing and choose character’s names when I am writing.

1,745 Possibilities

Meeting lovely bloggers from all around the world, click above and find the list.

J is for JASPER

Published on April 11, 2015 by mariacatalinaegan6 Comments

J is for Jasper a name that can mean jewel, master of the treasure or keeper of the treasure. A stone that many believe has healing and grounding properties.

Amongst the healing properties are ♥ Relaxation ♥ Contentment ♥ Compassion ♥ Nurturing ♥ Consolation ♥ Tranquility ♥ Healing ♥ Completion. Different colors of the stone are credited with different healing qualities..

For more healing qualities visit HEALING PROPERTIES .

Believe in the healing power of stone and crystals or not they certainly are popular and attractive.

Another great example is the American Artist JASPER JOHNS I love his colorful works

BLOGGING FROM A to Z 2015

I is for IRVING… as in IRVING Stone and John IRVING

Published on April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 by mariacatalinaegan4 Comments

From SHE KNOWS Added with fun numerology as one of my guests pointed that that is how she chooses the names of her characters. I chose IRVING because of two writers I really like, one has Irving as a First name and another as his last name.

IRVING STONE

Who through his historical novels made me fall in love with Van Gogh and cook like Michael Angelo’s step mother , embrace the love story between Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd and ponder on Darwin’s mind.

JOHN IRVING

I think like most I discovered him through GARP but I soon got all his other novels and continued to buy others. His most recent don’t speak to me as the earlier works did and to date one of my favorite opening lines has to be from The Water Method Man;

“Her gynecologist recommended him to me. Ironic: the best urologist in New York is French…”

with the patient anxiously biting a plastic boob.. the book just continues to get better as the protagonist tries to grow up and find himself…. brilliant novel .

Celtic Meaning:
The name Irving is a Celtic baby name. In Celtic the meaning of the name Irving is: White.

American Meaning:
The name Irving is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Irving is: White.

Gaelic Meaning:
The name Irving is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Irving is: Handsome.

English Meaning:
The name Irving is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Irving is: Friend. See also Ervin.

Scottish Meaning:
The name Irving is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Irving is: From the City. Friend, as a.

And today a New twist NUMEROLOGY

SoulUrge Number: 9People with this name have a deep inner desire to serve humanity and to give to others by sharing money, knowledge and experience, or creative and artistic ability.

Expression Number: 7People with this name are excellent at analyzing, understanding, and learning. They tend to be mystics, philosophers, scholars, and teachers. Because they live so much in the mind, they tend to be quiet and introspective, and are usually introverts. When presented with issues, they will see the larger picture. Their solitary thoughtfulness and analysis of people and world events may make them seem aloof, and sometimes even melancholy.

H is for HENRY and HENRIETTA

Published on April 9, 2015April 4, 2015 by mariacatalinaegan4 Comments

Henry means HOME LEADER and my father’s name is Henry albeit in Spanish (Enrique) this is one of those personal meanings that hit home and made perfect sense in my reality. To be honest I much prefer the name in English.

The meaning of Henry is “home leader“. From haim meaning “home” and rîc meaning “power, ruler”. Norman name that is a favored royal name (for eight kings) of England and France. Explorer Henry Hudson; actor Henry Fonda; author Henry James; poet Henry James; poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; artists Henri Matisse, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Rousseau; playwright Henrik Ibsen; singer Enrique Iglesias.

Henry has 28 variant forms: Arrigo, Enrico, Enrikos, Enrique, Enzio, Hal, Hank, Harry, Heike, Heiko, Heindrick, Heindrik, Heiner, Heinrich, Heinrick, Heinrik, Heinz, Hendrick, Hendrik, Henerik, Henning, Henri, Henrik, Henrique, Henryk, Heriot, Herrior and Hinrich.

Of course a HENRY we all know is VIII

Of his six wives do you have a favorite ? I do the first CATALINA de ARAGON.

G is for GABRIEL

Published on April 8, 2015April 4, 2015 by mariacatalinaegan10 Comments

I always assumed that Gabriel has always meant messenger. The roots and meaning s are from the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri’el) meaning “God is my strong man”.

Gabriel was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition. He appears in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, where he serves as the announcer of the births of John to Zechariah and Jesus to Mary.

According to Islamic tradition he was the angel who dictated the Qur’an to Muhammad.

Do you believe in ANGELS? I would like to, especially guardian angels.

I like the idea of ARCHANGEL GABRIEL conveying messages.

F is for FELIX and FORTUNA

Published on April 7, 2015April 4, 2015 by mariacatalinaeganLeave a comment

I have a work in progress which I have tentatively titled , Years of Futility; Defining My Youth The main characters are Fortuna the unlucky and Felix the unhappy. This is one of those cases where I took names with obvious meanings and in adding to the story line play with the irony of their names.

Felix of course means “lucky”, “favored by luck” or “the lucky one” and Fortuna “Good Fortune”. In my WIP Felix is far more than unhappy he is dangerous and Fortuna born on a Friday the 13th struggles with creating her own luck.

Have you ever met anyone with the names FELIX or FORTUNA? I have and frankly their names suited them, have you ever met people with names that just did not fit them?

E is for EARNEST

Published on April 6, 2015April 4, 2015 by mariacatalinaeganLeave a comment

The meaning of some names is so obvious that it makes for a great writing tool. Oscar Wilde uses this beautifully in

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST . There are so many Oscar Wilde stories I love and so as an ode to a writer I love… but the name Oscar which apparently is a combination of deer and friend will not be my choice for O.

“I am told; and my ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Earnest. There is something in that name that inspires absolute confidence“. (Wilde, 1979: 263).

As a child I loved The Selfish Giant by Wilde and of course who can resist The portrait of Dorian Gray but my all time fave is

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime

Defined by Others by MCV Egan

Published on April 5, 2015 by mariacatalinaeganLeave a comment

Defined by Others by MCV Egan.

THANKS ! Love the review

This was a strange book. But not in a bad way! In one of those, “I totally was not expecting that” kind of way. And more specifically, the book itself. Like I didn’t expect it to be as dark and different it was, but it was enjoyable!

This books deals with situations likes cyber bullying and catfishing but with middle aged adult women, something you would not expect.

The writing in this book is spectacular. It is probably one of the most surprising and well written books I have read in a long time.

I can’t really say I was surprised by the character of Anne. I had pretty much figured she wasn’t sunshine and rainbows but it was interesting to see the story play out.

I actually enjoyed this book a lot.

I give it 4 out of 5 stars.