Names: Hollyn

A relatively new name.

It can be a shortened form of Holly-Ann, a combination of Holly (a reference to the holly tree) and Ann (a name derived from Hannah, meaning 'grace' or 'favor').

It could be seen as an alternate spelling of the Old English word for holly, holegn, which can also mean 'prince' or 'protector.'

Names: Isabeau

A portmanteau of the names Isabella and Beau. Isabella is a form of Elizabeth, itself an alternate form of Elisheva, a Hebrew name meaning either 'my god is an oath' or 'my god is abundance.' Beau comes from the French and means beautiful.

A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew: The Preface

[Note: I discovered this resource here, an old dictionary of what is now known as Thieves' Cant. It's obviously sort of difficult to read and you can't use ctrl+F to find things quickly. I figured it'd be a fun project to transcribe everything. It is now in the public domain, but the original author was known only as B. E.

Warning for frequent use of the anti-Ziganist term g*psy/g*psies, which I didn't censor within the text.]

Before I present the Reader with the following Dictionary of the Beggers and Gypsies Cant, I think it is not amiss to premise a few Words concerning the Beggers and Gypsies themselves, by way of an Historical Account, of the Antiquity of the one, and the Universality of the other.

It makes not a little for the Honour of the Beggers, that their Original according to some Accounts, is no less Ancient than that of Christianity itself, for in the Opinion of Charron, as the Slaves went off, the Beggers came in their Place. So much at least is granted, That the Jems who who allow'd of Slaves, had no Beggers. What shall we say, but that if it be true, that the Emancipating or Freeing of Slaves was indeed the making of Beggers, it follows that Christianity which is daily employed in Redeeming Slaves from the Turks, Ransom'd no less than all at once from Pagan Slavery at first, at no dearer a Rate, than the Rent-charge of maintaining the Beggers, as the Price and Purchace of our Freedoms.

As for the Antiquity of the English Beggers, it may be observed, That the first Statute which makes Provision for the Parish-Poor, is no older than Queen Elizabeth, from which it may be fairly Collected, That they entred with us upon the Dissolution of the Abbeys, as with them abroad, upon the Delivery of the Slaves.

For the Gypsies, they and the Foul Disease have alike the Fate to run through a Geography of Names, and to be made free of as many Countries, as almost there are Languages to call them Names in; for as the French call the Pox, the Italian Disease, they again give it to the Spaniards, as these to the French; so the French call the Gypsies Boemie, or Bohemians, belike, because they made their first Appearance in Bohemia of any Part of Europe; the Italians name them Zingari or Saracens, the Spaniards Itanos as we Egyptians; whether it be, that the Italians give them the Turks, as the Spaniards give them the Moors, as being both the next Neighbors to each; I take not upon me to Determine, only it may be observed, betwixt the Complement of either kind, the Odds is no greater than this, of giving a Nation a Clap, or of laying a brood of Bastards at it's Door.

Though Holland has no Beggers, if the Dutch themselves are not the greatest Beggers in the World; and Switzerland has no Thieves, if the Swiss who are altogether Soldiers, are not the greatest of Thieves. Yet, I say, neither the States that are without Beggers, nor the Cantons that are without Thieves, are notwithstanding either the one or the other, without Gypsies. So as what they want of Beggers and Thieves in point of Antiquity, the Gypsies claim above both, in point of Universality.

But though Gypsies are found in all Christian Countries, yet are they not in all Countries alike; their Nature and Genius being deverse, in proportion to the Countries amongst whom they Stroul; so that the same Question remains upon them, as is Started of the Winds, as Universal Travellers as the Gypsies, that it seems a Doubt, Whether they partake more of the Nature of the Countries whence they rise, or of those through which they Pass?

Nor is it also new to meet the Beggers and the Proverbs together, for the Fashion is as old as Plautus, who puts the Proverbs and the Jests in the Mouth of his Slaves. And in the Character of Sancho Pancha, Cervantes has Trod in the same Steps; in the History of Don Quixot, Sancho being distinguished no less by his Proverbs, than his Asse. And between the Slaves and the Beggers, the Difference is no greater, than between Fathers and their Heirs.

If some Terms and Phrases of better Quality and Fashion, keep so ill Company, as Tag-Rag and Long-Tail; you are to remember, that it is no less then Customary, for Great Persons a broad to hide themselves often in Disguises among the Gypsies; even the late L. of Rochester among us, when time was, among other Frolicks, as not ashamed to keep the Gypsies Company.

Names: Ivadell

A unique and uncommon name for girls. A possible nickname for it is Ivy. It first appeared on census charts in 1919.

There's no solid consensus on its meaning, but a possible interpretation of it is a mix of 'Ivy' and 'Dell', which would make the meaning 'ivy valley.'

Movies: About Time

About Time is a movie that is literally about time. Making the best of time, and knowing when to accept that time has finally run out.

Domhnall Gleeson plays Tim, a man who learns at age 21 that all the men in his family are able to travel back along their own timelines. He learns this from his father, played by Bill Nighy, who shows him the ropes of time travel and guides him through the struggles Tim faces.

The film deals with serious issues -- toxic relationships, alcoholism, depression, illness, death -- in ways that are, if not lighthearted, then unflinchingly optimistic. It accepts the limitations of time and works within them, and works within the limitations of life's own serendipity. The film assures the viewers that life isn't, and could never be, unfailingly perfect. What matters is embracing each moment as if it were the very last -- what matters is understanding the value of each day, and the value of the people we live each day with.

Names: Meliora

Meliora is a rather uncommon name that is typically used for girls. It is a Latin adjective which means 'ever better' or 'always better.'

The University of Rochester uses this name as their motto. The name was also used in a few novels in the 16th-18th centuries.