Sunday, February 20, 2011

More about my name

I was looking up last names online to find a name for a new character, and while I was on one site I looked up my own last name. Here's what it said!

Shaw - Originally given to a person who lived near a sceaga, Old English meaning "thicket".

Holy crap! My name means "thicket," and here I have a blog called "The Knotted Thicket," which was completely a coincidence. My ancestors would have been baffled.
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8 comments:

  1. Alan W. DavidsonFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    I'm sure the writing fairies drew you to the 'Knotted Thicket' title. Or you're psychic or something...

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  2. Paula RCFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    So you can't see the woods for the trees... It must be a thicket then :-)

    I think your ancestors would be pleased that you remembered just where your family came from, a dense wooded area.

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  3. K.C. ShawFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    Alan--Those pesky fairies! Actually, 'knotted thicket' is from a poem--but still.

    Jarmara--Or they might say, "We hated living by that stupid thicket, what do you want to name a blog after it? And by the way, what's a blog?" :P

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  4. Fox LeeFebruary 20, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    Neat : )

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  5. Danielle BirchFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Spooky.

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  6. K.C. ShawFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    I'm sure it means something!

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  7. Cate GardnerFebruary 22, 2011 at 2:54 AM

    Freaky.

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  8. K.C. ShawFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Just one of those things, I guess. :)

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