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History of Christian Names

History of Christian Names

Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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Genealogy & HeraldryGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 1231266996
ISBN13: 9781231266991
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.54 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...Thence Letitia, or Letty, have been common among Irishwomen. Prosperus, from the Latin prosper, formed of pro and spero, so as to mean favourable hope, formed the mediaeval Roman Prospero, of which Shakespeare must have heard through the famous condottiere, Prospero Colonna, when he bestowed it upon his wondrous magician Duke of Milan. Section X.--Jus. Jus (right), and juro (to swear), are intimately connected, and have derivatives in all languages, testifying to the strong impression made by the grand system of Roman law. Justus, the adjective which we render as just, named the Gallic St. Justus, or St. Juste, of Lyons; also the Dutch Jost; Italian Giusto; and Portuguese Justo. Justa was a virgin martyr, but her fame was far exceeded by that of Justina, who suffered at Padua, and became the patron saint of that city, whose university made its peculiarities everywhere known. The purity of St. Justina caused her emblem to be the unicorn, since that creature is said to brook no rule but that of a spotless maiden; and poison always became manifest at the touch of its horn, for which the twisted weapon of the narwhal did duty in collections. The great battle of Lepanto was fought on St. Justina's day, and the victory was by the Venetians attributed to her intercession; so that Giustina at Venice, Justine in France, came for the time into the foremost ranks of popularity. The noted Justinus, whom we call Justin Martyr, was one of the greatest of the early writers of the Church, meeting the heathen philosophers upon their own ground in argument, and bequeathing to us our first positive knowledge of Christian observances. Prom him the name was widely spread in the Church; and Yestin was one of the many old Roman names that lingered on long among the Welsh. Justin ...

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