The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
From Hebrew, meaning “commander of Aku (Babylonian god of the moon)”.

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

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Shadrach Yale (sometimes called “Shad“; 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).

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  August 17, 2015 at 7:45 am

  […] ORIGIN: Shortened version of “Shadrach“. […]

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