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Feb 1, 2024 · Some earned an exclusive fourth name, an agnomen (like a nickname), based on accomplishments. Consider Gaius Julius Caesar, the iconic Roman emperor. We know him simply by his cognomen “Caesar,” or as “Julius Caesar.”. Julius wasn’t his first name, but the name that meant he came from the affluent patrician gens Julia.
- Ferdinand Bada
- Africa. This name can be attributed to the Romans who referred to what is present-day Tunisia as “Africa terra.” Africa terra can be translated to mean “land of the Afri” (plural) or “land of the Afer” (singular).
- Europe. The origins of this name come from the Latin word “Europa,” which traces its origins to the Greek language. One school of thought argues that the name traces back to ancient Greek mythology.
- Oceania. The origin of this name is fairly simple. Oceania stems from the English word “ocean” which refers to a large water body. However, it ultimately comes from the Greek word “Okeanos” which means a great water body (sea or river) surrounding the earth.
- Asia. This name comes from the word Ἀσία’ from Ancient Greek. Initially, it was used to refer to the eastern bank of the Aegean Sea but was later used to refer to the region of Anatolia.
- Margaret Herrick
- Sidney Skolsky
- Bette Davis
- Eleanore Lilleberg
The most famous and widely accepted origin story for the name Oscar is credited to Margaret Herrick, the Academy’s first librarian. The story goesthat Herrick saw one of the awards sitting on an executive’s desk and remarked, “He reminds me of my Uncle Oscar.” The Oscar in question was Oscar Pierce, a Texas fruit and wheat grower, and although she ...
Famous Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky claimed he came up with the nickname while writing about the 6th Academy Awards in 1934. He claimed he was tired of constantly having to write “gold statuette,” finding the latter word both pretentious and difficult to spell. “The snobbery of that particular Academy Award annoyed me,” Skolsky wrote in his b...
One of the more prevalent and colorful theories is that Oscar was named by Bette Davis, one of Hollywood’s most legendary actors. Known for her roles in such films as Now, Voyager (1942) and All About Eve(1950), Davis also became the first female president of the Academy in 1941. Davis won her first of two Academy Awards for Best Actress in 1936 fo...
The most recently offered theory behind Oscar’s naming came from former Academy Executive Director Bruce Davis. While researching for his book The Academy and the Award, Davis claims he found proof that the term originated with Eleanore Lilleberg, an Academy secretary when the award was first introduced. Lilleberg had been in charge of handling the...
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- Senior News Editor, Biography.Com
Mar 2, 2018 · The meaning of the holiday’s name is a little unclear: Where in the world did the word Easter come from? The short answer is that nobody really knows.
The naming of the Americas, or America, occurred shortly after Christopher Columbus 's first voyage to the Americas in 1492. It is generally accepted that the name derives from Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer, who explored the new continents in the following years on behalf of Spain and Portugal. However, some have suggested other ...
The Israelites ( / ˈɪzrəlaɪts, - riə -/; [1] [2] Hebrew: בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, Bənēy Yīsrāʾēl, transl. 'Children of Israel ') were a group of Semitic-speaking tribes in the ancient Near East who, during the Iron Age, inhabited a part of Canaan. [3] [4] They were also an ethnoreligious group.
Feb 3, 2022 · Measure the sugar into a chilled old-fashioned glass and add the bitters. Splash in the club soda or water. Add the whiskey and ice. Stir the whole shebang with a barspoon for about 30 seconds ...
