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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Banjo #200211 06/04/2011 12:36 PM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Candy Pooh-Bah Candy Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Thinking about the poem THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER by A.B. "Banjo" Paterson, I wondered how he got the nickname 'Banjo' Its not of Australian origin. A strange word really. Banjo Paterson may be better known for the lyrics of the song "Waltzing Matilda" which has become the song a lot of Aussies want as their National anthem (well thats an other discussion). Andrew Barton Paterson, (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941) became our favourite bush poet. It turns out that he began sending in his poems to the local newspaper under the the pseudonym "The Banjo" which was a name of a favourite horse. And the name stuck. Now I know a Banjo is a musical instrument, but I wonder how it got its name? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Banjo Candy #200213 06/04/2011 1:34 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Now I know a Banjo is a musical instrument, but I wonder how it got its name? It's from a dialect version of bandore 'a musical instrument'. Spanish or Portuguese, (and other Romance languages, e.g., Italian mandola, mandolina) < Greek πανδοῦρα, πανδυρίς (pandoura, panduris) 'a 3-stringed lute'. Conincidentally, I am listen to music on Pandora. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Banjo zmjezhd #200215 06/04/2011 4:06 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Coincidently, so am I: Pandora, that is. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Banjo zmjezhd #200224 06/04/2011 11:50 PM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Candy Pooh-Bah Candy Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under thanks Zm It is an unusual word, but one we all know so well! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Banjo Candy #200243 06/05/2011 1:12 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh It is an unusual word, but one we all know so well! Of course, I simplified things, and there are some who say the word is derived from an African language, but I summarized the etymology. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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