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Each month ADAM JACOT DE BOINOD, former researcher from ‘QI’ and author of The Meaning of Tingo, poses a vocabulary quiz from our local Wiltshire dialect. CAN YOU GUESS THE CORRECT DEFINITION?
1) PRIDE
a) the ovary of a sow b) the fruit of the yew-tree c) a black eye 2) LINCH
a) a pole slung across a stream to stop cattle passing b) a bank c) a policeman 3) QUILL
a) the second swarm of bees in the same place b) the humour, mood or vein for anything c) a quarter 4) RACE
a) the heart, liver and lungs of a calf b) a pathway up to a steep hill c) a spade’s depth in digging FIRST NAME MEANINGS
Often when saying it, we take for granted someone’s name. Indeed when naming a child it would be wise to be aware of what it originally meant. Many first names have meanings completely unknown. Here are just a few examples (worth noting that many girls' names derive from a male counterpart...)
Aesop burnt faced Audrey noble strength Benjamin son of my right hand Bjorn bear Boris fighter Byron from the cottage Cameron crooked nose Delilah happy and makes other people happy Douglas dark river Fenella fair shoulder Elizabeth oath Horace keeper of the hours Isaac he will laugh Javier owner of a new horse Matilda strength in battle Moses saved Quentin fifth born child Philip friend of horses Simon listening attentively Victoria borne by the Roman goddess of victory Wayne wagon maker William helmet of resolution Zoë life
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