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ArchivesTo Nanaea, mistress of demons :), re: Baxter etc...
The reference is Reaney and Wilson, Dictionary of English Surnames, 1995 (most recent so far as I know). See under Baxter. The book has an interesting and useful intro, which rewards close reading.
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Many thanks for the reference! :) I'm actually flying over to England this Wednesday. Is this book likely to be available in any of the bookstores over there? If so, then I'll certainly be on the look-out for it.
"Nanaea, Mistress of Demons"
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"Fearsomeness Damnations"
"Nanaea, Mistress of Demons"
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"Fearsomeness Damnations"
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I, thy demonhearted servant, do thee homage...
Yup, would have thought it would be available in any reasonably large bookshop, so long as they have a reasonable reference section. But you know what creatures of fashion booksellers can be - they might only have the Hanks and Hodges, because of its more recent publication date. I would have thought that Amazon UK would have a copy of the Reaney/Wilson book though...
Happy flying :)
Yup, would have thought it would be available in any reasonably large bookshop, so long as they have a reasonable reference section. But you know what creatures of fashion booksellers can be - they might only have the Hanks and Hodges, because of its more recent publication date. I would have thought that Amazon UK would have a copy of the Reaney/Wilson book though...
Happy flying :)
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Bookshop or Amazon -- either way, I'll get it. :)
Thanks for the "happy flying" well-wishes. As if it wasn't stressful enough flying while we're at war, we've just been screwed over by British Airways. Today they cancelled our connecting return flight, and put us on a later flight -- which would mean a 3-hour stopover in Heathrow Airport. Oh joy.
I just got off the phone with them, and sorted it all out. Now we've got a direct flight from Heathrow to JFK, but it means that my brother-in-law will be driving us to Heathrow instead of Manchester Airport. And, to top it all off, the person I spoke with at British Airways was a snot.
I am NOT overly fond of British Airways, right now...
-- Nanaea
Thanks for the "happy flying" well-wishes. As if it wasn't stressful enough flying while we're at war, we've just been screwed over by British Airways. Today they cancelled our connecting return flight, and put us on a later flight -- which would mean a 3-hour stopover in Heathrow Airport. Oh joy.
I just got off the phone with them, and sorted it all out. Now we've got a direct flight from Heathrow to JFK, but it means that my brother-in-law will be driving us to Heathrow instead of Manchester Airport. And, to top it all off, the person I spoke with at British Airways was a snot.
I am NOT overly fond of British Airways, right now...
-- Nanaea
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But British Airways are the servants of the Devil!
I thought you'd love them ;)
I thought you'd love them ;)
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