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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: It's on the tip of my brain! tsuwm #193251 09/26/2010 6:17 PM Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 12 Selma, IN Hal Alexander stranger Hal Alexander stranger Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 12 Selma, IN Originally Posted By: tsuwm an anagrammatic reordering of the first letters of patronym (to suggest apt) to denote surnames that suit the occupation of the name’s bearer (such as Baker for a baker). What would you call a name like Anatole France? France is an assumed name, not his birth name. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted It's on the tip of my brain! val_t 07/09/2010 5:18 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! Buffalo Shrdlu 07/09/2010 6:36 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! jenny jenny 07/10/2010 12:44 AM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! Jackie 07/10/2010 1:50 AM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! Avy 07/10/2010 1:59 AM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! jenny jenny 07/10/2010 4:55 AM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! Faldage 07/10/2010 9:39 AM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! val_t 07/10/2010 3:46 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! doc_comfort 07/16/2010 2:51 AM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! Hal Alexander 09/10/2010 3:23 AM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! TheFallibleFiend 09/10/2010 2:17 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! BranShea 09/10/2010 5:22 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! zmjezhd 09/10/2010 6:09 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! BranShea 09/10/2010 8:56 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! Candy 09/21/2010 10:23 AM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! LukeJavan8 09/21/2010 3:44 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! Faldage 09/21/2010 11:36 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! tsuwm 09/22/2010 3:59 AM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! Candy 09/24/2010 12:52 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! Hal Alexander 09/26/2010 6:17 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! tsuwm 09/26/2010 6:42 PM Re: It's on the tip of my brain! Hal Alexander 09/26/2010 7:30 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,311 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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