Have you ever thought about changing your name?

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I wrote a post entitled What’s in a name? The name’s Liddell, Stephen Liddell. It’s hard to believe that’s over a decade ago! One thing that perhaps isn’t clear is that my name isn’t Stephen. Actually Stephen is my middle name but my first name is… Continue reading Have you ever thought about changing your name?

How did countries get their names?

Have you ever wondered why your country has the name it has (in the English language anyway)? How did England get its name? There are two reasons and they are possibly linked. As with countless other countries, the name is largely down to a tribe of early settlers in this case the 5th Century Angles.… Continue reading How did countries get their names?