The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Hebrew, meaning “burden” or “bearer of a burden”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Um . . . Amy? Actually, no, probably shouldn’t do that.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Amos Peters, a local farmer, in The Harvester (1911) by Gene Stratton Porter. 

Tagged: 1910s, A, English, Hebrew

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• Everything Old is New Again, Vol. III | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 30, 2015 at 9:21 am

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