The name Philippa has been popular in England since the #14thCentury when Philippa of Hainault arrived to marry the young king Edward III. Three of their first four granddaughters were named #Philippa: daughters of Lionel of Antwerp, John of Gaunt, & their sister Isabella of Woodstock. 🧵 2/
#GivenName #GranddaughtersOfEdwardIII #PhilippaOfHainault #EdwardIII #LionelOfAntwerp #JohnOfGaunt #IsabellaOfWoodstock #medieval #medievodons
Model, alabaster and dark marble, Tomb of Queen Philippa of Hainault, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, made by J.B Philip and S. Cundy, Thomas Willement, England, ca. 1850-1
@jewwhohasitall Dominant arm still out of commission and still waiting on my fancy new keyboard, but I can manage a short toot with one-hand hunt-and-peck, because #names are always fun:
Doron /doˈʁon (Hebrew), dəˈɹon (English)/ = #givenName for boys and girls, borrowed into Mishnaic Hebrew from Ancient Greek approx 200-400 CE, meaning "gift" and "handswidth." Also #surname, as matronymic then patronymic. #Name borrowed into English from Hebrew.
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