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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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.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely, and so true!
DeleteI like the excerpt. Your name has such beautiful meaning :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ronel!
DeleteSuper 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
ReplyDeleteI'd made a real good start, but didn't really finish all the postings until last night. :)
DeleteThanks 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" :)
ReplyDeleteI thought it could give some background for characters. I like the alternative too! Lovely!
DeleteA 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:)).
ReplyDeleteDenver won the Superbowl. And you are a winner!
DeleteI love that you used your own name for Y. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteI was going to use Yurij, but it was more fun to go with Yolanda. :)
DeleteHe he - not sure if that isn't cheating! Your name has a lovely meaning.
ReplyDeleteSusan A Eames from
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Thanks Susan, yours is a flower too!
DeleteHe he - not sure if that isn't cheating! Your name has a lovely meaning.
ReplyDeleteSusan A Eames from
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Great choice. Your name depicts you very well.
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Shalom,
Patricia @ EverythingMustChange
Thanks, Pat, and you are a very noblewoman.
DeleteA 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 think the name fits, you are very wise!
DeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
LOL, poor Yurij! Do you consider yourself 'dark blue'?
DeleteYou 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?
ReplyDeleteJapan has some cool ghosts. LOL I try to be organized, don't always succeed!
DeleteWhat a beautiful meaning for a beautiful name! I love knowing where names come from.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lee, me too!
DeleteVery cool! You have a very beautiful name.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rebecca!
DeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteLOL, good for you! Thanks!
DeleteHey, using your own name sounds fair to me. I've always been a bit partial to "K" myself.
ReplyDeleteHi, Ken, I can see why!
DeleteLittle King- That's Ryan. Or so I'm told.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to be King!
DeleteHey, it works indeed at your feed. Great meaning behind it too.
ReplyDeleteYes, it does work!
DeleteYour name has a lovely meaning. Mine means bee.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good name! Deborah is a heroine and prophetess who leads the Israelites to defeat Canaanites.
DeleteI 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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