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Have discovered that Julia Bradbury has named her new son - wait for it!! Zephyr. Poor little scrap. Why didn't she call him Capri or Sierra, or Morris Minor? Rolls Royce. Austin 7. Mini. The possibilities are endless. How on earth is this poor child going to go through life with a name like that? Mind you, a friend of my sons' has called his child Zebedee. I think that Registrars should refuse to allow such awful names.
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Well Lindylou its a good job your not in charge then!!!
20:58 Fri 24th Feb 2012
He's got quite a few options to be teased over
zephyr, n. Forms: _. (in Latin form) 1 zefferus, 4 zeferus, 4_7 zephirus, 5 zeforus, 5_6 zepherus, 6_ zephyrus; _. 7 zephir(e, -yre, 7_ zephyr.
[a. or ad. L. zephyrus, a. Gr. _______: cf. F. zéphire, It. zefiro, zeffiro, Sp. cefiro, Pg. zephyro, G. zephyr, etc.]
1. The west wind, esp. as personified, or the god of the west wind.
2. A soft mild gentle wind or breeze.
3. a. Applied to various very light articles of clothing; e.g. a light shawl; a light dust-coat; esp. a light shirt worn by athletes.
b. [after Ger.] A fine light cotton cloth of the gingham type used for women's dresses, having the colours woven into the fabric.
c. Cookery. (See quot.)
1894 Garrett's Encycl. Cookery, Zephyrs. These might almost be described under the heading of Soufflés.
4. A butterfly of the genus Zephyrus.
5. [after Fr.] A soldier of the Algerian light infantry.
6. attrib. and Comb., as (sense 2) zephyr-bough, -breath, -sigh, -whispering; zephyr-fanned, -haunted, -kissed adjs.;
zephyr-flower = zephyranth (Miller Plant-n. 1884).
b. Applied to certain light yarns and fabrics (see quots.); also = made of zephyr (sense 3 b).
zephyr, n. Forms: _. (in Latin form) 1 zefferus, 4 zeferus, 4_7 zephirus, 5 zeforus, 5_6 zepherus, 6_ zephyrus; _. 7 zephir(e, -yre, 7_ zephyr.
[a. or ad. L. zephyrus, a. Gr. _______: cf. F. zéphire, It. zefiro, zeffiro, Sp. cefiro, Pg. zephyro, G. zephyr, etc.]
1. The west wind, esp. as personified, or the god of the west wind.
2. A soft mild gentle wind or breeze.
3. a. Applied to various very light articles of clothing; e.g. a light shawl; a light dust-coat; esp. a light shirt worn by athletes.
b. [after Ger.] A fine light cotton cloth of the gingham type used for women's dresses, having the colours woven into the fabric.
c. Cookery. (See quot.)
1894 Garrett's Encycl. Cookery, Zephyrs. These might almost be described under the heading of Soufflés.
4. A butterfly of the genus Zephyrus.
5. [after Fr.] A soldier of the Algerian light infantry.
6. attrib. and Comb., as (sense 2) zephyr-bough, -breath, -sigh, -whispering; zephyr-fanned, -haunted, -kissed adjs.;
zephyr-flower = zephyranth (Miller Plant-n. 1884).
b. Applied to certain light yarns and fabrics (see quots.); also = made of zephyr (sense 3 b).
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