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The Journal

Stories about names, and the people who choose them.

Where names come from, how they travel, the traditions behind them, and what a century and a half of records can show.

History · 2 min readGrace, Hope and Mercy: the long life of virtue namesEnglish Puritans named children for the qualities they hoped they’d grow into. Four centuries later, virtue names are still with us, though each has its own story.
Language · 2 min readOne name, many languages: the travels of JohnSeán, Iain, Giovanni, Hans, Jean, Juan, Ivan and Jānis are all, in a sense, the same name. Following John across a continent shows how names carry culture.September 24, 2026

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