Sunday, December 29, 2013

Goose, in my words

gwae : goose

The Fennas word for goose is gwae. Gwae is a rare last name. In Welsh gwae means woe (note: the Fennas word is not pronounced as the Welsh word).

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for goose is gwydd, the Irish word for goose is gé, and the Breton word for goose is gwaz. In addition, the Cornish word for goose is goodh or godh.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Duck, in my words

huald : duck

The Fennas word for duck is huald. Huald is a rare last name. Huald is a very rare masculine first name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for duck is hwyaden, the Irish word for duck is lacha, and the Breton word for duck is houad.

By the way, I also changed the graphic for the word for cat from clip art to a photo of a black and white cat.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Sheep, in my words

dacaor : sheep

The Fennas word for sheep (singular) is dacaor. Dacaor is the name of some gaming characters and user IDs.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for sheep is defad, the Irish word for sheep is caora, and the Breton word for sheep is dañvad. Also, the Cornish word for sheep is davas.

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Pig, in my words

moc : pig

The Fennas word for pig is moc. Moc is an unusual last name. Moc is a rare usually masculine first name. In English moc can be short for moccasin. In Czech and Polish moc means power. In Catalan moc means mucus.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for pig is mochyn, the Irish word for pig is muc, and the Breton word for pig is pemoc'h. Also, the Cornish word for pig is hogh.

I considered making this word moch, but moch means pigs (plural) in Welsh, and moc'h means pigs (plural) in Breton.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Cow, in my words

bouch : cow

The Fennas word for cow is bouch. Bouch is an uncommon last name. Bouch is an unusual masculine first name. Similar bouche means mouth in French. Bouch is the name of a place in the Aquitaine region of France.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for cow is buwch, the Irish word for cow is bó, and the Breton word for cow is buoc'h. Also, the Cornish word for cow is bugh.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Goat, in my words

gafhar : goat

The Fennas word for goat is gafhar. Gafhar is a very rare last name. Gafhar Tempo Service in Mumbai, India.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for goat is gabhar, the Irish word for goat is gafr, and the Breton word for goat is gavr. Also, the Cornish word for goat is gaver.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Wolf, in my words

blaif : wolf

The Fennas word for wolf is blaif. Blaif is a rare last name. BLAIF is a stock symbol for Black Isle Resources Corporation.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for wolf is blaidd, the Irish words for wolf are faolchú and mac tíre, and the Breton word for wolf is bleiz. Also, the Cornish word for wolf is bleydh, and the Scottish Gaelic word for wolf is faol.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Fox, in my words

siolan : fox

The Fennas word for fox is siolan. Siolan is a rare last name. Siolan is a very rare first name. In Irish similar siol means seed.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh words for fox are cadno (Southern) and llwynog (Northern), the Irish word for fox is sionnach, and the Breton word for fox is louarn. In addition, the Cornish word for fox is lowarn, and the Manx word for fox (since I found it) is shynnagh.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Deer, in my words

carif : deer

The Fennas word for deer is carif. Carif is a rare last name. CARIF stands for Centre d'Animation, de Ressources et d'Information sur la Formation (French: Resource and Information Training Activity Center). Carif is the name of a place in Somalia.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for deer is carw, the Irish word for deer is fia, the Breton word for deer is karv, and the Cornish word for deer is carow.

My Fennas word is notably similar to the French word for deer, cerf.

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Rabbit, in my words

congin : rabbit

The Fennas word for rabbit is congin. Congin is an unusual to rare last name. Congin Elementary School in Westbrook, Maine. Congin's Pizza in Cleveland, Ohio.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for rabbit is cwningen, the Irish word for rabbit is coinín, and the Breton word for rabbit is konifl or konikl.

As today is Easter, I think rabbit is an appropriate word for the day.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Bird, in my words

edyn : bird

The Fennas word for bird is edyn. Edyn is an unusual first name that can be feminine or masculine. Edyn is a rare last name. In the Magi-Nation animated TV series Edyn is the name of a female Magi.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bird is aderyn, the Irish word for bird is éan, the Breton words for bird are evn and labous, and the Cornish word for bird is edhen.

My previous Fennas word for bird was eaden.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Snake, in my words

naedir : snake

The Fennas word for snake is naedir. Naedir is a very rare last name. Naedir is a very rare first name. Naedir is the name of a World of Warcraft gaming character.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for snake is niedr, the Irish word for snake is nathair, and the Breton word for snake is naer (or French-like word sarpant).

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Flower, in my words

blothen : flower

The Fennas word for flower is blothen. Blothen is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for flower is blodyn, the Irish word for flower is blàth, and the Breton word for flower is bleunienn.

This word makes 100 words in Fennas!

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Leaf, in my words

duilen : leaf

The Fennas word for leaf is duilen. Duilen is user names. Duilen is a very rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for leaf is deilen, the Irish word for leaf is duille, and the Breton word for leaf is delienn. In addition, the Cornish word for leaf is delen. All these words are quite similar.