The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Shortened version of “Shadrach“.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Shadd, Shaddo, Shadoe, Shadrak, Shadrach, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Shad (Shadrach) Yale (b. 1841), the well-educated and eminently reasonable, though tender-hearted, schoolmaster Ellen “adopts”, Jethro idolizes, and Jenny adores, in Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (1964; set during the American Civil War, 1861-1865).

Tagged: 1840s, 1860s, 1960s, English, Hebrew, S

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  August 17, 2015 at 7:46 am

  […] IN LITERATURE: – Shadrach Yale (sometimes called “Shad“; b. 1841), the well-educated and eminently reasonable, though tender-hearted, […]

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