Moniker: The Histories and Mysteries of Names
Moniker: The Histories and Mysteries of Names
Why Brittany and Jason Ruled!
In an episode inspired by a stupid quote from the movie Hercules, we aim to trace the popularity of the 90s darlings Jason and Brittany. But were these names as big in the 90s as we think? Join me as I go down the naming rabbit hole from ancient Greece to Watergate!
Sources:
Websites:
www.ssa.gov
www.imdb.com
www.behindthename.com
www.britannica.com
www.kingjamesbibledictionary.com
Articles:
https://www.verywellfamily.com/jason-name-meaning-origin-popularity-5181610
https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/britain-after-the-romans-left/
https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Bretons-of-Brittany-France
https://historylink.org/file/1563
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3155063?seq=5#metadata_info_tab_contents
Books:
Lieberson, S. (2010). A Matter of Taste: How Names, Fashions, and Culture Change. Yale University Press.
Hanks, P., Hodges, F., & Hardcastle, K. (2016). A Dictionary of First Names (The Oxford Reference Collection) (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
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