[lit-ideas] Re: VERY VERY VERY GOOD NEWS
- From: David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:42:50 -0800
On Mar 2, 2006, at 9:42 PM, Mike Geary wrote:
They have decided to call her Niamh. Unfamiliar with the word, look
here:
NIAMH (pronounced Neeve): a Celtic word, means "brightness." From
Irish mythology, Niamh of the Golden Hair, from the Land of Youth,
where no one ever grows old.
Oh, that poor child! Well, it should help her develop patience.
Patience even when she visits Ireland. I quote a handy text, "Even in
Ireland--in SAORSTAT EIREANN--where Gaelic is now the national
language--backed by the government, and taught in all the
schools--there is still much argument over the spelling of certain
words, and particularly over the spelling of personal names." Should
the parents decide that they want to know more about the subject, *the*
reference text on Gaelic personal names is, 'SLOINNTE GAEDHEAL IS GALL'
LE PADRAIG DE BHULBH. No doubt this will give them something to
occupy themselves in the slow hours between feeds.
SLAINTE, or as Scottish Jews say, "Loch Higham."
David Ritchie
Portland, Oregon
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