Entangled Etymologies: Separating Fact From Fiction

If you pick up a baby name book while browsing the shelves of a charity shop, you are likely to come across slapdash etymological work. Whether it’s claiming that Claudia comes not from claudus (‘lame’) but from clausura (‘closure’), or confusing the etymologies of Helen and Eleanor, these books sell names to prospective parents – …

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