Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
>
>
>> Puester wrote:
>>
>>> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>>>
>>>> GRATIS DICTUM ------------------------
>>>>
>>>> I really did not think i needed to do this, given the amount
>>>> of X postings to my favourite little "cooking" group. But
>>>> here goes.
>>>>
>>>> Hello rec.food.cooking.
>>>>
>>>> Ma nom est, Joseph Littleshoes, which is an English
>>>> translation of
>>
>>>> Joseph Paul Stifel,
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dang, and here I've been thinking for months that you were
>>> native American.
>>>
>>> gloria p

>
> Paul means little and a "stifel" is a type of German boot or shoe,
> hence Littleshoes.


It is STIEFEL, with a silent "e". You mislaid your "e", but that does
not matter. I never knew that Paul means little. What a pretty name
you have. I wonder whether others can make such interesting names out
of their names.

Margaret Suran >, if that's their real
name, wrote:

>It is STIEFEL, with a silent "e". You mislaid your "e", but that does
>not matter. I never knew that Paul means little. What a pretty name
>you have. I wonder whether others can make such interesting names out
>of their names.

Mine's not so inspired.

Carol, "Singing Apron"

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> Margaret Suran >, if that's their real
> name, wrote:
>
>
>>It is STIEFEL, with a silent "e". You mislaid your "e", but that does
>>not matter. I never knew that Paul means little. What a pretty name
>>you have. I wonder whether others can make such interesting names out
>>of their names.
>
>
> Mine's not so inspired.
>
> Carol, "Singing Apron"

Does Carol mean Singing Apron, or is it Carol the singing part and
does Peterson mean Apron?

I just looked up mine. My maiden name, that is, Margaret Gottfried,
which means Pearl God's Peace. That is pretty, isn't it?

Margaret Suran >, if that's their real
name, wrote:

>Does Carol mean Singing Apron, or is it Carol the singing part and
>does ------- mean Apron?

Carol is Song of Joy. My maiden name, Zastera, means Apron or Pinafore in
Bohemian. Maybe Singing Pinafore is classier.

>I just looked up mine. My maiden name, that is, Margaret Gottfried,
>which means Pearl God's Peace. That is pretty, isn't it?

That's lovely, Margaret!

Carol

Margaret Suran wrote:

> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> > Sheldon wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Puester wrote:
> >>
> >>> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> GRATIS DICTUM ------------------------
> >>>>
> >>>> I really did not think i needed to do this, given the amount
> >>>> of X postings to my favourite little "cooking" group. But
> >>>> here goes.
> >>>>
> >>>> Hello rec.food.cooking.
> >>>>
> >>>> Ma nom est, Joseph Littleshoes, which is an English
> >>>> translation of
> >>
> >>>> Joseph Paul Stifel,
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Dang, and here I've been thinking for months that you were
> >>> native American.
> >>>
> >>> gloria p.

> > Paul means little and a "stifel" is a type of German boot or shoe,
> > hence Littleshoes.
>
> It is STIEFEL, with a silent "e". You mislaid your "e", but that does
>
> not matter. I never knew that Paul means little. What a pretty name
> you have. I wonder whether others can make such interesting names out
>
> of their names.

It the closest i could come to finding a meaning for the family name,
though one similar spelling has 2 f's in the middle. Couple it with the
original meaning of "Joseph" (he shall give) and its just silly. "He
shall give little shoes".
---
Joseph Littleshoes

"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message
...

[snip]
>I wonder whether others can make such interesting names out of their names.
>

Literal Transcription: War[like]hammer Manly Wolf

Really. Jeez that sounds unfriendly.

Best,

Marc (Warlike/French - Hammer/Latin) Andrew (Manly/Latin) Wolfe (Wolf
/middle English), also a 10D

Marc Wolfe wrote:

> "Margaret Suran" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> [snip]
> >I wonder whether others can make such interesting names out of their
> names.
> >
>
> Literal Transcription: War[like]hammer Manly Wolf
>
> Really. Jeez that sounds unfriendly.
>
> Best,
>
> Marc (Warlike/French - Hammer/Latin) Andrew (Manly/Latin) Wolfe (Wolf
>
> /middle English), also a 10D

Mark (i assume Marc is the same) means Mars the God not the planet
though at one time they were thought to be the same thing. Of course
Mars being the "God" of war and a wolf often used symbolically by
warriors the combination of Marc and Wolf seems symbolically
appropriate.

However much Mr. Wolfe's character may or may not be in alignment with
such sentiments.

The "greatly honoured grocer" "Mahatma Gandhi" could not have had a more
prosaic name while being one of the more dynamic and "militant"
personages of history. For all his pacifism (& prosaic name) he
inspired and led a militant struggle for freedom.
--
Joseph Littleshoes