The Meaning of My Name Part II

Hii..

I just got this email from my friend Prince and am posting the same on my blog. And from the replies that I'm getting from different friends, it sure looks that I'm gonna have a series to the topic 'The Meaning of My Name'..

Read on....

Subject: What's in a name?

Well Blen reading your blog on all the possible meanings and the origins of your name I could not help , but to feel compelled myself to do a little research. Here are some interesting facts and meanings of words that are spelt or sound a lot similar to your name. Should be fun reading them.

'Bèlèn'.: This is actually the Spanish form of Bethlehem , the name of the town in Judah where King David and Jesus were born. The town's name was derived via Greek from Hebrew בֵית לָחֶם (beit lachem) meaning "house of bread".

'NUR' means "light", derived from the ancient Arabic word nawara which means "to illuminate".
'Nou' in arabic is shining light, shining stone, gem and like wise.

The French connection….
'Benir' is a french word which means 'to bless'

'Blè' is also a french word which means wheat or herb. I guess u have already come across a word with a similar meaning.

'Nouerin' French means to tie a/the knot

'Nourri' is another French word which means 'to harbour', 'to feed', 'to nurse'

'Noir' in French means black or Negro.

'Nuit' means night or dark night and again happens to be French.

'Noyer' (French again) means walnut

Well Blen this is the closest I could get to a word/name which is both spelt and pronounced a lot like 'BLENURE".

'Ballynure' is a village near Straid in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The village is effectively split in two by the A8 main road which runs from Belfast to Larne. A stream called 'The Ballynure Water' runs through it and the houses are a mixture of old fashioned buildings and new estates.

Many placenames in Ireland are derived from plants and, unsurprisingly given the natural vegetation of the island, many of these are to do with trees. Ballynure as such in Irish means farmstead of the Yew tree.

But my best bet is that the name 'BLENURE' could have been derived or modified from the Biblical name of 'Ben-hur' which in Biblical terms means "son of Hur"; derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to be white."

The idea of knowing the meanings and origins of ones name does capture the interest and imagination of many people and perhaps more compelling if you have a name never seen or heard of before. Such is the case with Blenure.

Well blen lots of possible meanings for ur name, nothing conclusive though….and I must confess that the quest for the correct and appropriate meaning of your name is as elusive as the lost continent of Atlantis. Ha ha ha.

-- God Wins It........Always!
Prince......

About Blogging

The blogging bug caught me somewhere last year when I first logged into Orkut. My project partner Ashita is a budding journalist and very good at writing articles so both of us thought of starting to blog.

Also, I’ve always loved books and writing a lot. In fact when I was a kid, I’ve always considered books to be my buddies and have spent a lot of time reading books on different topics. (That is if you consider fairy tales, Archies, Tinkle, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, etc. etc. to be books on different topics.) Even now when I spy a book I always remember my faithful childhood cronies. I’ve also always wanted to keep a Diary. But writing a diary meant keeping it in a safe place away from the prying eyes of my bratty brother so I gave up on that idea a long time back.

Blogging is cool coz blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject such as food, politics, or local news; whereas some (like mine) function as a more personal online diary. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (artlog), photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), music (MP3 blog) and audio (podcasting).

The ability for the readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Unfortunately for me when I log into my blogger, I’ve noticed only the number of views increasing and no comments at all. Except of course for the comments left by Jude who I bug incessantly to comment.

Blogging can have serious negative consequences also like releasing confidential information, legal liabilities, defamation, etc. But if one is careful not to get involved on blogging about political and influential parties and also not releasing proprietary or confidential information, especially about one’s job whilst blogging, I don’t think blogging would create any (read serious) problem.

As for me I’ve fallen in love with blogging and although I did promise to blog frequently in my second post, I’ve not really kept my promise. Now that a year has passed since I first created ‘My Space’ I am gonna try my level best and try to stick to my promise and blog more frequently..

Till then lemme say ‘Cheers’ and wish many more occasions for me to party with my bloggy… :)