Anthea Au-Yeung Sze Ngar (Miss), student, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
About Novel HKSAR Names
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The Haunting of Borley Rectory
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Enthusiastic reflections about names, the universe and everything, with a positive dose of critical thinking
Devil. Whale. Chlorophyll, Violante, Treacle — you name it, Hong Kong probably has someone who goes by it. Inquisitive, enterprising and...
Do you remember Anthea Redfern, who Bruce Forsyth used to twirl - before he married and divorced her? Pic should be on google.
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ReplyDeleteI don’t know who Anthea Redfern is but having googled her I have to say there are some interesting pics from that era! I’ve heard of Anthea Turner.
Anthea is a rare name, right?
Off the bat, without Googling - remember the old days of true ignorance rather than pretended knowledge? - I'd say it was from the Greek meaning "flower". Rarish.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ulaca - very rare these days to resist the temptation to Google.
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