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Though his mother was an American Quaker and he attended some meetings, he was baptized and primarily raised an Anglican. [359] Maria Mitchell (1818–1889), an Australian, one of the first women in astronomy, who retained ties to the Quakers but became a Unitarian [360] Russ Nelson (b. 1958), American open-source software developer [361]
Thus the name Quaker began as a way of ridiculing Fox's admonition, but became widely accepted and used by some Quakers. [33] Quakers also described themselves using terms such as true Christianity, Saints, Children of the Light, and Friends of the Truth, reflecting terms used in the New Testament by members of the early Christian church.
The common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Some authors prefer the synonym Orthosia stabilis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775). It is distributed throughout Europe and is also found in Turkey, Israel, Transcaucasia, Russia and eastern Siberia.
Cowboy Names Go Next-Level. Call it the Yellowstone effect. "One of the biggest trends we’ll see for baby boy names in 2025 are 'Country Rebrand' names," says Sophie Kihm, editor-in-chief of ...
First among Friends: George Fox and the Creation of Quakerism. (1994). 407 pp. Ingle, H. Larry. Nixon's First Cover-up: The Religious Life of a Quaker President. (2015). 272 pp. James, Sydney. A People among Peoples: Quaker Benevolence in Eighteenth-Century America (1963), a broad ranging study that remains the best history in America before 1800.
The first Friends who settled along the Delaware River were John Fenwick, Edward Wade, John Wade, and Richard Noble. They formed a settlement at Salem, New Jersey, in 1675. In 1681, King Charles II allowed William Penn, a Quaker, a charter for the area that was to become Pennsylvania. Penn guaranteed the settlers of his colony freedom of religion.
The usage may also have been influenced by the British term "fag", meaning a younger schoolboy who acts as an older schoolboy's servant. [64] Female and male: the terms have different etymologies. Male originates from Old French masle, a shortened form of Latin masculus. Female originates from Medieval Latin femella, a diminutive of femina.
Also used in the term Hymietown, a nickname for Brooklyn, New York, and as a first name. [57] Ikey, Ike United States: Jews Derived from Isaac, an important figure in Judaism and common Hebrew given name. [58] Itzig Nazi Germany: Jews From Yiddish איציק (itsik), a variant or pet form of the name Isaak (alternatively Isaac). [59] Jewboy ...