NAMES AND NATURES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9214, 18 April 1908, Page 2

NAMES AND NATURES.

What's in a name? Everything, says M. de Rochetal, who has invented onomatology. His peculiarity, says a writer in the London Telegraph," is that be pays no attention to the history or etymology of surnames, as any ordinary scholar without originality might do, but considers only Christian names. He has been at work on these far twenty years. . •• The results of his researches are positive, though he does not explain by what scientific process he reached them. He merely lays down the lair. Peters ars strong and constant; Pauls are active, lively and eloquent, but impulsive: Georges, "like the dragon slayer/' ' whom the onomatologist seems to have known well, are all big, fine men, and usually think a good deal of themselves. Louis are exceedingly sensitive an^l irritable, but active and intelligent} | Leons are gentle and warm-hearted and would be superior men if they ha 4 stronger characters. Henry is the ideal name, and Henryi have deep, passionate hearts and wonderful energy, but are a trifle irritable. j Johns are strong, passionate, full of ga ! and well armed for the battle of life, but they are not always easy to get on with. Is this a dig at John BuflP Among women, Marys are weak; Helens are, as a rule, like Helen of Troy, pretty but fickle; Susans are not much more to be relied upon; Juliets are constant in love or hatred; while Louisas are nice girls, but without force of character, and "want looking after." Elizabeths are of dreamy and quiet natures and are often unhappy; Mar* thas are good -hearted, but pugnacious as foes: and as for Alices, beware •! thfeai, tor they are danperotjury-pas* GK'nete, and "nave a reprehensible loffl| of independence/* .