Deborah YaffeMar 4, 2021More name-droppingThe virtual ink had barely dried on my recent blog post about a questionable list of Jane Austen-themed names for baby boys when I...
Deborah YaffeMar 1, 2021Name-droppingIt’s a well-established Janeite practice to name children and pets after Austen characters: while researching my book Among the Janeites,...
Deborah YaffeJul 5, 2018What's in a name?Shakespeare’s ardent fans are called Bardolators, not Willcolytes. Dickens admirers are Dickensians, not Chuck-a-holics. Devotees of...
Deborah YaffeMay 11, 2015What's in a name?I love names – perhaps because I’m terrible at faces, perhaps just because I’m a verbal person in all respects. Whatever the reason, I...