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Tropical Cyclone Names – Abdul, Fletcher, Timba, Vongfong

3 Comments | 28 August 2009
Hurricane Bill didn’t make landfall last weekend, and Tropical Storm Danny probably won’t have much impact this weekend. It’s been a rather uneventful storm season for New England thus far. So let’s spice things up with a selection of tropical cyclone names from areas other than the humdrum Atlantic Ocean: Australian Region Bruce, Fletcher, Gillian, Hamish, Jasmine, [...]
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Unique Female Saint Names – Anthia, Gemma, Melosa, Zita

1 Comment | 17 February 2009
Here is the second installment of my week-long series on unusual female saint names… St. Foila, Irish, 6th century. Also recorded as Faile and Faoile (possibly pronounced FWEE-la), her name may mean seagull in certain dialects. Feast day: March 3. St. Fina, Italian, 1238-1253. Her full name may have been Serafina. Feast day: March 12. St. Maria Gemma [...]
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