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A Dictionary of First Names is an onomastic work of reference on given names, published by Oxford University Press, edited by Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, and Flavia Hodges in 1990 and 2006. The second edition of 2006 (as paperback 2007) discusses a total of "over 6,000 names".
Afrikaans; Alemannisch; Аԥсшәа; العربية; Aragonés; Azərbaycanca; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца)
The "Steering Wheel Spinner Knob" was invented by Joel R. Thorp of Wisconsin in 1936. [5] The name "Brodie knob" is a reference to Steve Brodie and was meant to describe all manner of reckless stunts that can be performed with the spinner knob.
Spring is an occasionally used feminine given name derived from the English word for the season. [1] It was among the one thousand most common names for girls in the United States between 1975 and 1979. It remains in use but has since declined in popularity. There were forty two newborn American girls given the name in 2021.
This version is the older of the two, as spindle spinning predates spinning on a wheel. A distaff can also be mounted as an attachment to a spinning wheel. On a wheel, it is placed next to the bobbin, where it is in easy reach of the spinner. This version is shorter, but otherwise does not differ from the spindle version.
Two bladed spinner on a wire wheel 1967 AMC simulated wire wheel cover with spinner. The spinner or "knock-off" originated with Rudge-Whitworth center lock wire wheels and hubs, which were first patented in 1908. [1] [2] The spinner was a threaded, winged nut designed to keep the wheel fastened to the hub. They were screwed on and "knocked on ...
Stella is a female given name. It is derived from the Latin word for star. [1] [2] It has been in use in English-speaking countries since it was first used by Philip Sidney in Astrophel and Stella, his 1580s sonnet sequence. Use might also have increased due to Stella Maris as a title for the Virgin Mary by Catholics. [3]
Actress Sadie Sink portrayed Maxine "Max" Mayfield in the streaming series Stranger Things. Maxine is an English feminine given name created as a feminine version of the name Max. [1] It has been in regular use since the 1880s. Other names with the diminutive suffix-een, -ene, or -ine were also in fashion during the late 19th century and early ...