While that which we call a rose would smell as sweet if it were not called a rose, how about an Elizabeth? Ever wonder what a name means or how it came about?
Elizabeth is our modern form of the Hebrew name Elisheva or Elisheba. It comes from the Hebrew words for God and oath. The usual meanings ascribed include “God is my promise”, “consecrated to God”, “my God is bountiful”, or “God’s oath”. The name appears in both Testaments of the Christian Bible. In the Old Testament it is the name of Aaron’s wife (Moses’ brother). In the New Testament, Elizabeth is John-the-Baptist’s mother.
Elizabeth is considered a classic girl’s name and has been in near constant use for hundreds of years. It was a top 30 girl’s name throughout the 20th century. In fact, one out of every 15 females in the USA is named Elizabeth (which might help to explain why there are so many diminutives for the name).
There are way too many famous Elizabeths to mention, but here are a few anyway:
Elizabeth Tudor (Queen Elizabeth I of England)
Elizabeth Windsor (Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom)
Elizabeth Taylor (actress and AIDS activist)
Elizabeth Arden (businesswoman)
Elizabeth Warren (U.S. Senator)
Elizabeth A. Lynn (a really bad science fiction writer that is not related to me at all)

While that which we call a rose would smell as sweet if it were not called a rose, how about a Ulysses? Ever wonder what a name means or how it came about?
Ulysses is the Latin form of the Greek name Odysseus, who was the main hero of Homer’s poem “The Odyssey”, mainly known for taking the really loooooooooong way home from the Trojan War. He was known for his cunning and wits used to escape from things like the Cyclops, and Circe (even after most of his crew had been turned into pigs).
Ulysses is also the title character in an excellent sleep aid called Ulysses by James Joyce.
This is a relatively rare boy’s name, which is why when I searched for famous Ulysses, I came up with 3 pages of people no one has ever heard of, and former President Ulysses S. Grant. As of 2021 the Social Security Administration only had 180 living males with the name.