Amalasuintha [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Hortense[/name_f] [name_f]Dymphna[/name_f]
[name_m]Tennyson[/name_m] [name_m]Viggo[/name_m]
[name_u]Seneca[/name_u] Jørgen
[name_m]Erasmus[/name_m] [name_m]Fiachra[/name_m]
[name_f]Kassiani[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]
Amalsuintha ruled the Ostrogoths as a regent during the minority of her son from 526 to 534, and then later as queen regnant from 534 to 535. She is best known for her diplomatic relationship with the [name_m]Roman[/name_m] Emperor [name_m]Justinian[/name_m] I, who invaded [name_f]Italy[/name_f] in response to her assassination.
[name_f]Hortense[/name_f] Mancini was the niece of Cardinal Mazarin and a mistress of [name_u]Charles[/name_u] II of [name_u]England[/name_u] and [name_u]Scotland[/name_u]. She created a salon in [name_u]London[/name_u] where women could meet, gamble, and discuss science and literature on an equal footing with men. She is also credited with popularising champagne in [name_u]England[/name_u] after she served it during these meetings.
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] [name_m]Tennyson[/name_m], 1st [name_m]Baron[/name_m] [name_m]Tennyson[/name_m] was an [name_f]English[/name_f] poet. He was the [name_u]Poet[/name_u] [name_u]Laureate[/name_u] during much of [name_f]Queen[/name_f] Victoriaâs reign, and is credited with introducing a number of phrases into the [name_f]English[/name_f] language, such as âNature, red in tooth and clawâ; â'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at allâ, and âKnowledge comes, but [name_u]Wisdom[/name_u] lingersâ. He is the ninth most frequently quoted writer in The [name_m]Oxford[/name_m] Dictionary of Quotations.
[name_m]Lucius[/name_m] Annaeus [name_u]Seneca[/name_u] the Younger was a [name_m]Roman[/name_m] [name_m]Stoic[/name_m] philosopher, statesman, dramatist and satirist. When [name_m]Nero[/name_m] became emperor in 54, [name_u]Seneca[/name_u] became his advisor and, together with the praetorian prefect [name_m]Sextus[/name_m] Afranius Burrus, provided competent government for the first five years of Neroâs reign. As a writer, [name_u]Seneca[/name_u] is known for his philosophical works. These writings constitute one of the most important bodies of primary material for ancient Stoicism.
[name_m]Erasmus[/name_m] of Rotterdam was a [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] philosopher and Catholic theologian who is considered one of the greatest scholars of the northern Renaissance. Using humanist techniques for working on texts, he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions of the [name_u]New[/name_u] Testament, which raised questions that would be influential in the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation.
St. [name_f]Kassiani[/name_f] was a Byzantine-Greek abbess, composer, hymnographer and poet. She holds a unique place in Byzantine music as the only known woman whose music appears in Greek Rite church worship. Approximately fifty of her hymns are extant, although at least 26 have uncertain attribution. Additionally, at least 261 epigrams and gnomic verses are attributed to her. [name_f]Kassiani[/name_f] is notable as one of at least two women in the middle Byzantine period known to have written in their own names, the other being [name_f]Anna[/name_f] Comnena.
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] and [name_f]Tess[/name_f] are expecting their first baby - or rather, babies. Surprise, itâs triplets! They have recently found out that itâll be two girls and a boy. They want first names that have a sweet, vintage flair without sounding too old-fashioned, and longer names should be easily shortened. Middle names should be unique word names that reflect [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] and Tessâs shared passion for music as they met in their churchâs choir.