f.a.n.n.y, _diminutive of_ Frances, _q.v._ Fenella, _Greek_, bright to look on.

Flora, _Latin_, flowers.

Florence, _Latin_, blooming, flourishing.

Frances, _German_, free.

Gertrude, _German_, all truth.

Grace, _Latin_, favour.

Hagar, _Hebrew_, a stranger.

Hada.s.sah, _Hebrew_, form of Esther, _q.v._ Hannah, _Hebrew_, gracious.

Harriet, _German_, head of the house.

Helen / Helena, _Greek_, alluring.

Henrietta, _fem. and dim_. of Henry, _q.v._ Hephzibah, _Hebrew_, my delight is in her.

Hilda, _German_, warrior maiden.

Honora, _Latin_, honourable, Huldah, _Hebrew_, a weazel.

Isabella, _Spanish_, fair Eliza.

Jane / Jeanne, _feminine of_ John, _q.v._ Janet / Jeannette, little Jane.

Jemima, _Hebrew_, a dove.

Joan, _Hebrew, fem. of_ John, _q.v._ Joanna or Johanna, _form of_ Joan, _q.v._ Joyce, _French_, pleasant.

Judith, _Hebrew_, praising.

Julia / Juliana, _feminine of_ Julian, _q.v._ Katharine, _form of_ Catherine, _q.v._ Keturah, _Hebrew_, incense.

Keziah, _Hebrew_, ca.s.sia.

Laura, _Latin_, a laurel.

Lavinia, _Latin_, of Latium.

Let.i.tia, _Latin_, joy of gladness.

Lilian / Lily, _Latin_, a lily.

Lois, _Greek_, better.

Louisa, _German, fem. of_ Louis, _q.v._ Lucretia, _Latin_, a chaste Roman lady.

Lucy, _Latin, feminine of_ Lucius.

Lydia, _Greek_, descended from Lud, Mabel, _Latin_, lovely or loveable.

Madeline, _form of_ Magdalen, q.v.

Magdalen, _Syriac_, magnificent.

Margaret, _Greek_, a pearl.

Maria / Marie, _forms of_ Mary, q.v.

Martha, _Hebrew_, bitterness.

Mary, _Hebrew_, bitter.

Matilda, _German_, a lady of honour.

Maud, _German, form of_ Matilda, q.v.

May, _Latin_, month of May, or _dim. of_ Mary, q.v.

Mercy, _English_, compa.s.sion.

Mildred, _Saxon_, speaking mild, Minnie, _dim. of_ Margaret, q.v.

Naomi, _Hebrew_, alluring.

Nest, _British, the same as_ Agnes, Nicola, _Greek, feminine of_ Nicholas.

Olive / Olivia, _Latin_, an olive.

Olympic, _Greek_, heavenly.

Ophelia, _Greek_, a serpent.

Parnell / Petronilla, little Peter.

Patience, _Latin_, bearing patiently.

Paulina, _Latin, feminine of_ Paulinus.

Penelope, _Greek_, a weaver.

Persis, _Greek_, destroying.

Philadelphia, _Greek_, brotherly love.

Philippa, _Greek, feminine of_ Philip.

Phoebe, _Greek_, the light of life.

Phyllis, _Greek_, a green bough.

Polly, _variation of_ Molly, _dim. of_ Mary, q.v.

Priscilla, _Latin_, somewhat old.

Prudence, _Latin_, discretion.

Pysche, _Greek_, the soul.

Rachel, _Hebrew_, a lamb.

Rebecca, _Hebrew_, fat or plump.

Rhoda, _Greek_, a rose.

Rosa / Rose, _Latin_, a rose.

Rosalie / Rosaline, _Latin_, little rose.

Rosalind, _Latin_, beautiful as a rose.

Rosabella, _Italian_, a fair rose.

Rosamond, _Saxon_, rose of peace.

Roxana, _Persian_, dawn of day.

Ruth, _Hebrew_, trembling, or beauty.

Sabina, _Latin_, sprung from the Sabines Salome, _Hebrew_, perfect.

Sapphira, _Greek_, like a sapphire stone.

Sarah, _Hebrew_, a princess.

Selina, _Greek_, the moon.

Sibylla, _Greek_, the counsel of G.o.d.

Sophia, _Greek_, wisdom.

Sophronia, _Greek_, of a sound mind.

Susan / Susanna _Hebrew_, a lily.

Tabitha, _Syriac_, a roe.

Temperance, _Latin_, moderation.

Theodosia, _Greek_, given by G.o.d.

Tryphena, _Greek_, delicate.

Tryphosa, _Greek_, delicious.

Victoria, _Latin_, victory.

Vida, _Erse, feminine of_ David.

Ursula, _Latin_, a she bear.

Walburga, _Saxon_, gracious.

Winifred, _Saxon_, winning peace.

Zen.o.bia, _Greek_, the life of Jupiter.

[NOR BREAK THE TIES OF FRIENDSHIP NEEDLESSLY.]

973. Hints on the Barometer.

974. _Why does a Barometer indicate the Pressure of the Atmosphere?_

Because it consists of a tube containing quicksilver, closed at one end and open at the other, so that the pressure of air upon the open end balances the weight of the column of mercury (quicksilver); and when the pressure of the air upon the open surface of the mercury increases or decreases, the mercury rises or falls in response thereto.