Okay, so I cheated for the letter Y and used my own name. Yolanda.
When it came down the 11th hour on Superbowl Sunday, it just made sense. Yes, I was working on my A to Z blogs, even then.
Denver was the team I was rooting for, but only because the Steelers nor the Seahawks made it. (Although, we all know they should have!)
Yolanda - meaning "violet flower" is of Greek and Spanish origin. Popular in the 1970's it's rank has fallen.
Renée - means rebirth. French. Every year the spring flowers bloom! Just like me. :)
Renée - means rebirth. French. Every year the spring flowers bloom! Just like me. :)
Murder & Obsession
Excerpt:
They landed at Bishop Air
Services at six in the morning and Steven’s attitude immediately changed,
especially when Yurij’s red and white Piper Super Cub waited in front of a
hangar. In the office at one end of the tarmac, they sought answers. A
middle-aged woman, her hair styled in a crew cut, managed the place.
“May I see the flight logs for
the plane flown by Yurij Markowski?” Steven asked.
“Why?” Her gaze went from his
feet to the top of his head very slowly.
“Because I asked politely.”
Steven smiled.
She returned his smile. “Trudy Bishop at your service, Detective.”
“Good to meet you, Ms.
Bishop.”
“Have to admire a man who’d
fight off two bears.” She put an arm around a young
secretary who came out of a small office. “Right, Patty?”
“Right.” Patty cuddled close
to Trudy.
“Yurij called an hour ago
asking the mechanic to get his plane ready. What’s that crazy Russian done
now?”
*****
What
does Yurij mean?
(Old
Greek) farmer, earthworker
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38 comments:
Clever-I like it~ My name means light-which I appreciate when I am taking photos and trying to paint with the sun and shadows.
I like the excerpt. Your name has such beautiful meaning :-)
Super Bowl Sunday I was still in the hospital.:P I had planned to be writing A to Z posts then too. Yolanda has a lovely meaning. Interesting to learn the origins of Yuri, too. My formal name, Deborah is Hebrew, meaning bee. Buzzzzzz
Thanks for the name meaning link, I like all the different language variations it includes! I knew my name meant "my God is an oath" but I like the alternative wording better: "my God is abundance" :)
A beautiful meaning for a lovely, talented lady! Who won the Superbowl? My name means 'winner of the people'. I do hope that's true when I publish my first novel later this year (knees a quaking:)).
I love that you used your own name for Y. Very cool.
He he - not sure if that isn't cheating! Your name has a lovely meaning.
Susan A Eames from
Travel, Fiction and Photos
He he - not sure if that isn't cheating! Your name has a lovely meaning.
Susan A Eames from
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Great choice. Your name depicts you very well.
Visiting from the A to Z Blog Challenge.
Shalom,
Patricia @ EverythingMustChange
A friend of mine from school is called Yolanda, but I did not know what it meant :) My name, Sophie, is also of Greek origin, meaning wisdom from Sophia, goddess of wisdom.
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I have always liked both your names, without knowing the meanings, they sound so melodious. Now that I know what they mean, they feel even prettier and they suit you down to a T.
I was watching a video on pronouncing Russian names (don't ask! :), and learnt that the i sound in Russian is actually ee, so Yurij would likely be Yureejh.
You were writing posts back during the Super Bowl? Now that's organized. Sadly, I was scrambling around yesterday trying to come up with a weird science Y post and speculative fiction post. Japan saved me in both cases. They have tons of useful y words. Who knew?
What a beautiful meaning for a beautiful name! I love knowing where names come from.
Very cool! You have a very beautiful name.
I love the meaning of your names, beautiful! My name (yes nickname) is the first baby sound I made. My parents said I'd lay around in by crib for hours going "bishbishbishbishbish). They thought it was cute. They thought I'd outgrow it. But I didn't. I named myself.
Hey, using your own name sounds fair to me. I've always been a bit partial to "K" myself.
Little King- That's Ryan. Or so I'm told.
Hey, it works indeed at your feed. Great meaning behind it too.
Your name has a lovely meaning. Mine means bee.
How lovely, and so true!
Thanks, Ronel!
I'd made a real good start, but didn't really finish all the postings until last night. :)
I thought it could give some background for characters. I like the alternative too! Lovely!
Denver won the Superbowl. And you are a winner!
I was going to use Yurij, but it was more fun to go with Yolanda. :)
Thanks Susan, yours is a flower too!
Thanks, Pat, and you are a very noblewoman.
I think the name fits, you are very wise!
LOL, poor Yurij! Do you consider yourself 'dark blue'?
Japan has some cool ghosts. LOL I try to be organized, don't always succeed!
Thanks, Lee, me too!
Thanks, Rebecca!
LOL, good for you! Thanks!
Hi, Ken, I can see why!
It's good to be King!
Yes, it does work!
It's a good name! Deborah is a heroine and prophetess who leads the Israelites to defeat Canaanites.
I love the meaning of your name! Mine comes from the word "wish" (zelja in serbian) because my dad wished for a girl as a first child :)
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