February 28, 2005
ericius
[A friend of mine forwarded some hair raising links poking fun at the etymology of my first name...]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ericius \E*ri"ci*us\, n. [L., a hedgehog.]
The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qip[=o]d, which in
the ``Authorized Version'' is translated bittern, and in the
Revised Version, porcupine.
I will make it [Babylon] a possession for the ericius
and pools of waters. --Is. xiv. 23
(Douay
version).
http://dict.die.net/ericius/
http://mcornwell.typepad.com/words/
http://www.franciscan-archive.org/antonius/opera/ant-hd04.html
If that is not convincing, the mugshot of this hedgehog should settle the matter beyond dispute:
http://www.geocities.com/atlantishedgehogs/ericius4wm.jpg
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Passing Thoughts
Nice. :o) I think the etymology of my name is something like ewe/lamb, but I've never looked at it for myself. Btw, good puns in your opening line.
Posted by: r | March 3, 2005 10:01 PM
Yeah, I thought a few of my friend's links were well pointed. However, St. Antony's (Franciscan) allegory is quite bristling. I wholeheartedly reject his hedgehog/sinner equation! Who made him a saint anyways? ;)
The picture is not me at my sharpest. It's one of those embarrassing, bad-hairday pictures that will eventually find its place burried in an eternal hole of darkness along with the rest of my mom's naked baby pictures of me.
Posted by: Eric | March 5, 2005 3:30 PM
I do a striking resemblance!! And, I might add, that is one handsome hedgehog!
Posted by: Scott J. | March 23, 2005 1:37 PM