A Tangle of Fallen Branches formed a Gazebo Shaped Structure.
“Hannah” would Sit under the Branches like a Kid in a Pretend Tent.
Swans do Play Tricks on Each Other. This Happened so Quick..
I Wish my Camera had Caught “Hannah” Pulling on “Handsome’s” Tail.
We Never Knew what would Start them Running Across the Water Surface.
The Swans like to Play in the Currents of Aerators.
Playing the Fountain Spray.
Sprinklers were Fun for the Cygnets and for Me.
A Head or Large Chunk of Lettuce is a Fun Treat.
Even in a Small Kidde Pool… Silly Play would Happen.
Our “Little Hannah” liked to Untie Rob’s Boot Laces.” She was So Pleased with Herself. Silly Girl.
We had these Five Cygnets for a Week.. “Cygnet Sitting..”
They were VERY Happy to be back on their Pond.. PLAY TIME !!!
All Five in a Line Fast Paddling in a Circle..
This was our Little Singer. I Named her “Adelle.” She would Sing and Sing. So Cute.
This Time I did Catch “Hannah” Pulling “Handsome’s” Tail.
Gotcha !
Within Seconds “Handsome” Tugged on “Hannah’s” Tail. “Gotcha” Back !
After Weeks out of the Pond.. Post Surgery. “Handsome” was SO Happy to be in Water Again ! He Splashed for over 20 Minutes.
One Swan Started to Run and within Seconds they all were Running.
This was a Surprise. Five Day Old Cygnets Diving and Playing.. Feet in the Air !
These Young Males Learned How to get Up on the Dock..
And Enjoyed Jumping OFF into the Water.. They would Go Round and Round.
I have Used this Image for “Happy Leap Year” Greetings.
This Shared Image Made me Laugh. (-;
This Little Polish Female had her Own Water Slide.
She would Slip into the Stream Above the Pond.
And Let the Water Flow her Under the Bridge…..
And she would Plop Out into the Pond.. Smart Little Cygnet.
Swans will Often Watch the Sun Set.. The End of Another Day.
The Holiday Light were a Wonderful Addition to their Pond.
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THE Delightful Sound of Water SPLASHING… It is a Time to Smile when you Witness Swans Bathing. Bath Time – Joyful Splashing
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How do Swans Stay SO Clean and White ??
After Several Long Weeks of Recovery – A BATH ! !
Playing in the Pond Aerator.
A Bath After a Long Trip to his New Home.
A Back Yard Bath
Swans are Comfortable in Icy Winter Water.
This is TOO COLD FOR ME ! !
Freedom
This Page is Just for Fun. Memories that make me Smile.
This Information is a Work in Progress….. As I learn more I will add to this information.. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Compiled by (C) L.M.Sweger October 2016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
The More Time we Spend with our Animal and Bird Pets, the More we try to Communicate with them and the More they try to Communicate with Us.
Having the Privilege of Spending Time with many Swans over the Years, we are Aware of some of the Common Ways Swans Communicate with Each Other.
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***** Nodding a “Hello” Reply. The Quick Head Nod with Eye Contact as you First Come to Visit.. is “Hello” The Throaty Rumble from their Chest is a “Happy Greeting.”
Their Body Language can Speak Volumes. Happy Joy BEST FRIENDS ! !
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Happy Greeting At a Waterfowl Rescue, a Young Rescued Cygnet is Introduced to the Pond And is Welcomed – Accepted.. Head Turning is a GOOD Sign they Like Each Other. *************************************
Some Times a LOOK Says it All.
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Happy Display ***** ***** Snorting “Thank YOU” for Food and Treats. The Three Quick Snorts with their Heads in the Air is “Thank You.” ***** Swans May Nap Floating Upright in the Water. *****“I Like You.” Young Male Hugs a New Female.
Mute Swans do have Vocals.. Young Cygnets “Whistle and Chirp.”
Very Young Cygnets Naturally Greet Friendly People.***** Older Cygnets and Adults “Snort’ and “Grunt” and “Arf.” Some Swans “Mutter” and “Hum.”
Several of our Female Swans “Mutter” little Humming Songs as they Eat.. Happy Sounds. Sounds a bit like a Giggle..
We had one Male. who would make a Small ‘Shuus-Shuus” Sounds when he Wanted more Treats.***** He Enjoyed Cereal Treats. ***************************************
IF you See a Swan Panting.. it Might TOO HOT. This can Happen when You Hand Raise Cygnets.Try to Get them INTO Cool Water and Share ASAP. Remember the Water in a Kidde Pool in the Sun can GET HOT ! ******************************
When you Approach your Swans for a Visit, as you make Eye Contact, Nod “Yes” and Say “Hello.”
There is a Good Chance your Swans will Quickly Raise and Lower their Head to Greet You.
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Both Adult Swans and Cygnets will Nod “Hello.”
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Many Swans will “Snort, Snort, Snort” to say “Thank You” when you Bring them Food or Treats.
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Swans are Polite and will take Turns with each other. Playing – Swans Sharing a Head of Lettuce.
Taking Turn with a Chunk of Lettuce. Swans are Emotional Creatures.
VIDEO LINK to VOCAL Sounds Young Mute Juvenile Swans – “I Like You” Vocals Necks Puffed-up with Happy Emotions. One Mating Pair at the VERY End… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjvH6d3WY9Y
A Swollen Upper Neck is Happy Emotion.. ***** Swans Expressing Happiness.
King of his Pond
They Express Happiness, Love, Patience, Loyalty, Trust and Distrust.
Happy Snorting Preening Together is Social Time. Male Swan Tells his Female he Loves her. Young Swans Pair Bonding ***** Mother’s Love – A Loving Dam Watching the Gentle, Loving Care with their Tiny Cygnets. TRUST
Trust
Suddenly Alone this Young Female is Afraid to Trust Us.
Never Turn Your Back on a Hormonal Male Swan. When a Male Swan is Pushing Water – LOOK OUT ! ! Threatening Angry Swan Cob Mute Swan Cob “Killing” White Pillow
This is NOT Good to Witness.
Swan killing Swan in High Park, Toronto THE People just stand there WATCHING.. They do not understand what they are Seeing. SAD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnMualBSzKs
Swans will Alarm when they are Afraid.
We See Wing Flitting… Might be Tenseness.
*****Hand Raised Mute Swan Cygnets Miss their Parents.
A Lonely Swan
Swans can be Silly, Joyful, Playful and Tease each Other..
***** ***** Swans Doing the Paper Work.Blowing Bubbles Swans Establishing Pecking Order – Shoulder Nipping. Swan Cob Protecting his Female.
Swan Cob-Sire Protecting his Family. Swan Pen-Dam Chasing Cygnet from Danger. Busking can be Hard to Read… Some Times it is a Threat… Some Times it is an Excited Greeting… BEST to be Careful…
I Walked TOO Close to his Pond.
Adult Male is Chasing off his Cygnet.
As you Spend Time with Swans, you will Realize how Intelligent they are. It may not Happen Immediately, but they will Problem Solve.
Male Swan Thinking and Planning to Build a New Nest. ***** **************************************************************** Swans are Curious, Suspicious, Cautious.
Swans Getting into Trouble. ****************************************** Swans and Cygnets are Aware of Planes and Large Birds Over Head. ****************************************
Alert to a Strange Sound. Mute Swan Alarm Calls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Px9o5JgABc The Alarm Call we know, is a Loud “ARF” – Almost like a Bark.. They Hold their Neck Tall and Straight…
“HISSSssssing” – Trying to Scare Me Away. Swan will Hiss LOUDLY and Arch into a Tense Posture. They Hope to Look BIG and Scary. It Worked for our Cat.
“Hissing” is “STAY WAY- DO NOT GET CLOSER.” Give them Space or You May get Whacked. Good to have a Barrier.. Heavy Clothing. ***************************************
Swans have Excellent Memories. They Start to Learn their Life Lessons before they Hatch.
Swan Dam Talks to her Cygnets. SWANS DO SING
A Bird does not Sing because it has an Answer, it Sings because it has a Song.” Chinese Proverb Some Swans like to Sing.
Swan May Sing when they are VERY HAPPY ! The Swans are Singing a Joyful Announcement.
A Lone Male Swan will “Sing-Snort,” Calling for a Female to come Find him.
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Swans will Watch the Sun Rise and the Sun Set.
***** Swans Change their Vocal Sounds during the Evening-Night Time.
They Become VERY QUIET. They Whisper Quite Little Whistles. OR They Make No Sounds at All.. To Avoid being Noticed. ************************************** Many Swans are Good Listeners.. You can tell them about your Day…( NO Yelling ! ) You can Read your Junk Mail to them.. Tell them Stories.. They like to hear your Voice. If you Smile while your are Swearing.. they will not feel Threatened.. ***************************************
SWANs MAKE ME SMILE. This Information is a Work in Progress….. As I learn more I will add to this information.. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Compiled by (C) L.M.Sweger UpDated May 2021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Picking a Name for your Swans that Reflect their Personality can be Fun. This Page has Names with their Origins and Meanings. Maybe you will find the Perfect Names for your Enchanting Swans.
These Tiny Balls of Fuzzy Down will Need Names.
“Baby Face”
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Dark Eyes
Lady Moon Light Lady Moon Glow
Moon Beam Moon Light Lady Precious Lady “Pretty Girl”
“Snow White”
Stormy
Sweet Heart Sweet Girl
“Sweet Pea” . . . . . A Name of Endearment.
(Lady) “Abigail” . . . . . Hebrew . . . A Source of Joy
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“Adelaide” . . . . . Old German . . . Hereditary Princess – . . . . . . . . . . . Of a Kind Spirit
Carlotta . . . . . Italian . . . . . One Who is Strong Carmen . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . A Song Caroline . . . . . Teutonic . . . . One Who is Strong
Charmaine . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Little Song Clarice . . . . . . . French . . . . . Little Brilliant One Clarissa. . . . . . Latin . . . . . . One Who Will Be Famous
“Cherie” . . . . . . French . . . . . . Dear One
Claudia . . . . . . Latin . . . . . The Lame Claudette . . . . . Latin . . . . . The Lame
“Holly” . . . . . Old English-Anglo-Saxon . . . . Good Luck
“Hope” . . . . . Old English-Anglo-Saxon . . . Optimistic and Cheerful
Ilsa – See Elizabeth . . . . . . Consecrated to God, Oath to God Isabelle . . . . . Hebrew . . . . My God is Bountiful Isadora . . . . . Greek . . . . . A Gift of Isis
“Isolde” . . . . . Welsh . . . . . Ice Ruler In Legend, Isolde is a Beautiful Irish Princess – Fair Lady. made famous by Wagner’s Opera “Tristan and Isolde.”
“Ivadelle” . . . . Scottish . . . . God’s Promise “Darling Ivadelle” is named for a Beloved Great Aunt.
“Laila” . . . . . Hebrew & Arabic . . Dark Beauty, Born at Night She is Named for Laila Ali – the Fighter. . She had a Long Recovery Ahead. Sadly she Lost her Future.
Layla . . . . Arabic . . . Daughter of the Night
“Lila” . . . . Common Indian Name . . . “Beauty”
Lillian. . . . . Latin . . . A Symbol of Purity in Christianity “Lily” . . . . . English . . . Floral, A Symbol of Purity
Natalie . . . . . Latin . . . . Birthday Nellie . . . . . Greek . . . Shining Light, The Bright One
Nina. . . . . . Spanish . . . . . . Girl “Nini”. . . . . Spanish and Chinese . . Little Girl
Nixie. . . . . . Old German . . . . Little Water Sprite, – . . . . A Little Fairy When the Moon is Full. Noel. . . . . . French . . . . Born at Christmas
Tabitha . . . . . . Greek . . . . Eyes like the Gentle Gazelle Tallulah . . . . . . Choctaw . . . Indian Leaping Water – . . . . . . The Joyous Song of Water Playing over Rocks.
Theodora – Dori . . . Greek . . . . God’s Divine Gift Tiffany . . . . . . . Old French . . . Divine Showing “Tilly” – Mathilda . . . Teutonic . . . . Brave in Battle
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“Victoria” – Torie. . . Latin . . . Goddess of Victory “Victoria” was 6 Years Old in 2019 – Beautiful while Nesting !
This is Another “Victoria.”
Wendy. . . . . German . . . . Family, Wanderer Willa . . . . . . Teutonic . . . . Feminine Form of William
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“George” and “Gracie” Burns . . . . . . TV Personalities.. George Burns and Gracie Allen
“Bert” and “Ernie” . . . . . . Best Friends with Different Personalities.
“Jack” and “Jill” . . . . . . . From the Nursery Rhyme..
“Frankie” and “Johnny” . . . A Traditional American Popular Song.
“Bonnie” and “Clyde” Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow Infamous American Criminal Couple of the Great Depression Era.
“Hansel” and “Gretel” . . . . . . . From A Folk Tale.
“Nicholas” and “Alexandra”. . . . . . Russian Royalty
“Albert” and “Victoria” . . . . . . . British Royalty
“Elizabeth” and “Phillip” . . . . . . British Royalty
“Duchess Catherine” and “Prince William” . . . British Royalty
“Victoria” and “Prince”
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“Queen Victoria” and “Princess Diana” . . . . British Royalty These Young Females Swans are GROWING !
“Caesar” and “Cleopatra” . . . . . Shakespeare Characters “Cleopatra” . . . . Ancient Greek – Glory of her Father. “Caesar” . . . .Latin . . . Head of Hair
“Elizabeth” and “Richard”. . . . . . Hollywood Couple
“Lucy” and “Ricky” . . . . . . . . . Hollywood Characters “Lucy” – Lucia. . . English & French . . Light, of Fair Complexion . . . . . . a Name given to Girls Born at Dawn “Ricky” . . . . . . . . German . . . . English Brave Ruler
“Lucy” and “Desi” . . . . . . . Hollywood Couple
“Victor” and “Victoria” . . . . . . . Movie Characters
“Harry” Met “Sally” . . . . . . . . Movie Characters
“Gretchen” and “Mortimer” “Gretchen” . . . . . German . . . . A Pearl “Mortimer” . . . . Old French . . . From the Still Water
HOW CUTE ARE THESE TINY FUZZBALLs ! !
“Mortimer” and “Randolph” Duke . . . . . . . Movie Characters Trading Places is a 1983 American Comedy Film
“Faith” – “Hope” – “Charity”
“Summer” and “Autumn”
“Autumn”. . . . . . The Fall Season.
Seasons of the Year.
“Summer” and “Winter” These Mute Cygnets are Juveniles now and Pair Bonded
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Names of Water, Land and Seasons.
“Brooke” “Meadow” “Spring” “Summer”
“Brooke” and “Spring” are Sister Swans.
Finally, the Perfect Pairing – Alone No Longer. “Rainy” . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Queen “River” . . . . English . . . Stream Of Water That Flows To The Sea
Names that All Start with the Same Letter.
“Bonnie” & “Bruce” “Helena” and “Huxton” Helen – “Helena” was a Patron Deity of Sailors. “Helena”. . . . Greek . . . Light or Bright “Huxton” . . . English . . . Farmstead Estate
“Penelope” and “Patrick” “Penelope” . . . . . . Greek . . . . Weaver “Patrick ” . . . . . . . Latin . . . . Noble One, Nobleman – Pat, Paddy, Patrice – Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland.
These Swans Live on a Lovely Golf Course Lake. “Birdie” A Golfer uses One Fewer Strokes than the Par of the Hole. “Bogey” A Golfer Finishes the Hole One Stroke Above Par. ****************** Names of Historic Figures.
“Felix” & “Pierre”
Fictional Characters from Novels, Radio, TV Series or the Comics.
“Radar” – for Corporal Walter Eugene “Radar” O’Reilly – TV Show Mash.
“Tonto” The Loyal Friend and Companion of the Lone Ranger.
“The Lone Ranger” and “Tonto” From the Early 1900s Novels, Radio, TV Westerns and Comic Books.
“Romeo” . . . . . Italian . . . . Pilgrim from Rome
“Romeo” and “Juliet” . . . Shakespeare . . . Young Star-Crossed Lovers
“Juliet” . . . . . Latin, Greek . . . . Youthful
As Time Passes I learn of More Swans Named “Romeo” and “Juliet.”
Another Mute Cob named “Romeo” and his “Juliet” – Their Lives are a Shakespeare Tragedy.
In September of 2021, I have Learned of Another Mute Swan Pair Named for Shakespeare’s Young Lovers. These are Feral Swans. Their Current Fate is Unknown.
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Darcy” and “Bingley” . . Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Mr. Charles Bingley From Jane Austin’s Novel Pride and Prejudice
“Li’l Abner” and “Daisy Mae” . . . Comic Strip Character
“Dagwood” and “Blondie” . . . Comic Strip Character
“Mickey” and “Minnie” . . . Cartoon Characters
“Boris” and “Natasha” . . . Cartoon Characters
“Betty” and “Barney”. . . . Cartoon Characters
“Fred” and “Wilma” . . . . Cartoon Characters
Names of Fairy Tale Characters
“Snow White” and the Seven Dwarfs”
“Snow White”. . . Hebrew. . .Snowy White Winter
“Snow White” and “Prince Charming”
“Snow White” and “Prince Charming” – They have Matured !
“Prince Charming” . . . A Suitor Who Fulfills the Dreams of his Beloved.
“SnowFlake” & “Cecil”
“SnowFlake” & “Cooper”
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“Brody” – “Sofia” – “Alexis” 19 Month Old Brood Siblings.
Laurel and Hardy were a Comedy Duo Act during the early Classical Hollywood Era of American Cinema.
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“Thelma” and “Louise” . . . Tragic Movie Characters
Names that Honor History
“Lincoln” . . . . . English . . . . Town by the Pool “Kennedy” . . . . Irish Gaelic . . . Helmet Head – Fierce
Names of Famous Singers:
“Sonny” and “Cher” . . . Sonny – Son . . . Cher – Beloved
“Hank Williams” . . . . on “The Country Music Pond”
“Hank Williams” and “Willie Nelson” . . . Country Western Singers
“Willie Nelson” . . . . on “The Country Music Pond”
“Caruso” and “Angel” “Caruso” . . . . Sicilian . . . . Boy / Lad “Angel” . . . . . Latin. . . . Angelic One
FAMOUS Female Country Singers:
Reba McEntire Loretta Lynn Tammy Wynette
Names that Rhyme
“Minnie” and “Lynnie” Minnie . . . . German . . . . Loving Memory Lynn . . . . . Welsh . . . . . Lake
“Lilly” and “Willy” Lilly . . . . . . Latin . . . . Purity Innocence Willy . . . . . German . . . Resolute Protector
“Gracie” and “Lacie” “Gracie” . . . . . . English . . . . . God’s Favor “Lacie” – Lacey . . . English . . . . Delicate, Lassy ****** “Swanda” and “Swonald” . . . . Fun Names.
“Gemima” and “Lucky” and “Willie” “Gemima” . . . In Nigeria . . . . It means Peace “Lucky” . . . . He was the Only Summer Survivor. “Willie” . . . . Old English . . . Determined
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“Castor” and “Pollux” . . . The Gemini Twins They are the Brightest Stars in the Constellation “Gemini”
“Castor” and “Pollux” are Two of the Children of Queen Leda – and the Swan.. that was the God Zeus in the form of a Swan.
Stars in the Constellation Cygnus.. “The Swan”
“Deneb” is the Tail of the Swan. “Albireo” is the Beak of the Swan. “Sadr” is the Breastbone of the Swan.
The Constellation Cygnus – The Swan – Is Prominent in the Summer Night Sky. The “Great Swan” Slowly Transits the Sky – All Summer Watching Over Your Swans.
“Athena”. . . . Greek . . . . Goddess of Wisdom ” Zeus”. . . . Greek . . . . God of Sky and Thunder
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Names of Cultural and Religious Significance. “Bodhi” . . . . India . . . Awakening – Perfect Wisdom in Buddhism “Padma” . . . India Hindu Tradition . . . Lotus – Beauty and Charm
“Timothy “. . . . . Greek . . . . Living in God’s Honor “Titus” . . . . . . Greek . . . . Of the Giants Title of Honor
“Girlz” and “Boyz” . . . . Fun Names to Say.
“Molly” . . . . Hebrew – English . . . . Star of the Sea, Wished for Child. “Clyde” . . . . . Celtic . . . . . . Heard from a Distance.
“Max” and “Monica” . . . Living Wild and Free on Amsterdam Canals. “Max” – Maximilian. . . . Latin . . . . . Greatest “Monica” . . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Solitary One
“Willa” & “Henri” . . . They were Together for Many Years. “Willa”. . . . . . . . German . . . . . Resolute Protector “Henri” . . . . . . . . French . . . . . Home Ruler
“Miles” & “Margot” . . . Alone NO More . . . Sweet Summer Days Together. “Miles” – Milo . . . . . . German – Irish . . . . “Soldier or Servant.” “Margot” . . . . . . . . of French Origin . . . . Means Pearl. “Margot” . . . . . . . is a French Derivative . . . of the Name Margaret.
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“Lynn” and “Ellie” An Mature Older Cob Loves and Protects his Young Female. “Ellie” . . . Hebrew . . . Bright Shining One “Lynn” . . . . . Old Welsh . . . From the Pool or Water Fall
Such a Sweet Image of Swans Sleeping Peacefully. Eleanor – Ellen – “Ellie” . . . Hebrew . . . Bright Shining One “Darcy” . . . . . French. . . . the Dark One
“Rebecca”. . . . . . Latin . . . . Enchanting, Captivating. “Toby” – Tobias . . . Hebrew . . . . The Lord is Good
“Lucy” – Lucia. . English & French . . Light, of Fair Complexion _ . . . . . . . a Name given to Girls Born at Dawn “Jake” . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . He who Supplants
“Lucy”. . English & French . . Light, of Fair Complexion _ . . . . . . .a Name given to Girls Born at Dawn “Ollie” . . . . . Old French . . . . Peace
“Princess”. . . . . .of Royalty or Nobility “Kingo”. . . . . Kingo Sunen is a Fictional Character . . Appearing in American Comic Books published by Marvel Comics.
There are Swans that have Many Friends.. Become a Little Famous. Swans at a Large Public Park.. Enjoyed by the Visitors. Big “Hank” of Seneca Park “Gladys” & Cygnet “Max” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzT-Q_mdLmQ A Happy-Fun Video Lovingly Produced by Nicholas Swann
“Big Hank” . . . . . German . . . . Home Ruler “Gladys” . . . . . . Welsh . . . . . Princess ************************************************************************ These Sweet Cygnets Perished without having Names.
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Names that Continue the Swans’ Patent Lineage.
“Prince Nicholas” . . . . Greek . . . Victory of the People
“Arthur” . . . . Celtic . . . . . . . Strong as a Rock
“Ella” . . . Old English . . Beautiful Fairy Maiden . . . This “Ella” Turned Out to be a Male..
Augustus . . . . . Latin . . . . . Majestic Dignity, Exalted
Barnaby . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Son of Consolation “Barney” . . . . . English . . . . . Strong as a Bear
Basil. . . . . . . Greek . . . . . Kingly
Baxter. . . . . . Teutonic . . . . The Baker Beal – Beau . . . . Old French . . . Handsome One “Beauford”– Beaufort . . French . . From the Beautiful Ford – Fortress
Beamer . . . . . . Old English . . . . Trumpeter Bellamy . . . . . Old French . . . . Handsome Friend Benedict. . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Blessed One
Benjamin . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Son of my Right Hand Benson, Benjie Ben Bennett . . . . . . French . . . . . Little Blessed One
“Bentley” . . . . Old English . . . . From the Bent Grass Meadow – Where Bird, Owls, Crickets & Toads Sing.
“Bentley Jr.” . . . Son of “Bentley” – This is the Son of “Bentley”
“Billy”. . . . English . . Nickname for William . . . Resolute Protector
“Bingley” . . . . English . . . From the Woodland Clearing
“Boris” . . . . . Slavic . . . . A Fighter
“Boyz” . . . Just a Name Fun to Say.
Brian . . . . . . Celtic . . . . . Strong, Powerful “Bruce”. . . . . French . . . . From the Brushwood Thicket
Another Photo Image of “Bruce”
Bruno . . . . . Teutonic . . . . . Brown
“Buddy” . . . . English . . . . . Friend
Caleb . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . Bold, Impetuous Calvin . . . . . Latin . . . . . Bald One Cameron . . . . Celtic . . . . . Bent Nose
“Caruso” . . . . is an Italian Surname . . . Sicilian word for Boy
Ferdinand . . . . . . Gothic . . . . . A Lover of Life Fergus . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Very Choice One Filbert . . . . . . . Old English . . . Very Brilliant One
Finley . . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Little Fair Valorous One “Finnegan” – Finn . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Little Fair One
“Forrest” . . . . . . French . . . . From the Woods
Francis – Frank – “Frankie”. . . . French . . . Free Man
Fraser . . . . . . . . .Old French . . . . Curly-Haired One (for Black Swan) Frederick – “Fred” . . . Old German . . . Peaceful Ruler, Not Greedy or Aggressive
Frost . . . . . The Shimmer of Ice Crystal that Condense from the Air.. Frost adds a Glimmer to everything it touches..
Gabriel . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . . Man of God Gale . . . . . . Old English . . . . Gay, Lively One Gallagher. . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . A Man from Another Land
Gaylord . . . . . Old French . . . . Lively One
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“Gentle George” . . . . . This Big Mature Mute Cob was Rescued.
Glenn . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . Dweller in a Glen or Valley Godfrey . . . . . Old German . . . . Divinely Peaceful
Grady . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . Noble, Illustrious Graham . . . . . Old English . . . . From the Gray Land “Grant” . . . . . Middle English . . . Great One
Gregory . . . . . Latin . . . Watchman, Watchful One
Griffith. . . . . Old Welsh . . . . Fierce Chief “Guy” . . . . . Old German . . . . Warrior
Gwyn – Gwynn – Gwynne . . . Old Welsh . . . Fair One
Halo . . . . . . Ice Crystals in High Thin Cirrus Clouds – Prism Sunlight into a Halo Around the Sun..
Hamlet. . . . . . Old Franco-German . . . Little Home
“Handsome”. . . . A Good-Looking Male, Charming and Possesses – an Attractive Aura to Attract Females.
“Hank”. . . . Old German . . . Ruler of an Estate, Private Place
Another “Hank” who Adores his Cygnets. “Hansel” . . . . Hebrew . . . . Gift from God
Harding . . . . . Old English . . . Brave One’s Son Hardy . . . . . . Old German . . . Bold and Daring
“Harry” . . . . . Swedish . . . . Rules the Home
A Different “Prince Harry”
And Another “Harry”
Hartman . . . . . Old English . . . . . Warrior Hastings. . . . . Old English . . . . Son of the Violent One Hector . . . . . . Greek . . . . . . Holds Fast, Steadfast
Henry . . . . Old German . . . Ruler of an Estate – Ruler of the Home – “Hank”- Hal – Hendrick – Heinrich – Hendrik – “Hank” is BIG and Mature now !
Herbert – Herb – Herbie. . . Old German . . . Glorious Warrior
Hercules (Heracles) was a Divine Hero in Greek Mythology. – The Son of Zeus and Alcmene. Half-Brother of Perseus. – A Paragon of Masculinity, Extraordinary Strength, – Courage, Ingenuity, Wits, Sexual Prowess with Females. “Hercules” was an Ancestor of Royal Clans. – A Champion of the Olympian Order against Monsters.
Herman. . . . . . Old German . . . . Warrior Hilton. . . . . . . Old English . . . From the Hill Estate
Homer. . . . . . Greek . . . . . . Pledge, Security “Horace” . . . . . Latin . . . . Keeper of the Hours, Light of the Sun
Howard . . . . . Old English . . . . Chief Guardian Howe. . . . . . Old German . . . High, Eminent One Howell. . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . Little Alert One Hubert . . . . . Old German . . . . Brilliant Spirit
Hugh. . . . . . Old English . . . . Intelligence, Spirit “Huey” – Hughie. . English – Germanic . . Heart, Mind, Inspiration
Humphrey . . . . Old German . . . Peaceful Hun Hurley . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . Sea-tide
Ian . . . . . . . Scotch Gaelic . . . God is Gracious Inglebert . . . . . Old German . . . Angel-Brilliant
Ira . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . Watchful One Irving . . . . . . Old English . . . Sea Friend Isaac . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . He Laughs
“Jacob” . . . . Hebrew . . . One Who Replaced Another.
Jake . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . He who Supplants
Jacob – ” Jakey” . . . . Hebrew . . . One Who Replaced Another. “Jakey” is Not Alone Anymore. – Sweet “Sadie” is his Happiness.
” Jackson” . . . . . Old English . . . . Son of Jack
James. . . . . . Spanish . . . . The Supplanter Jarvis . . . . . . Old German . . . Spear-keen Jason . . . . . . Greek . . . . . Healer
” Jasper” . . . . Old French . . . Beautiful Gem of Various Colors Keeper of the Treasures – “Jasper” is a Mature Cob now.
Another “Jasper” ******
“Jebediah” . . . . . Hebrew . . . Beloved Friend
Jed – Jedidiah . . . . Hebrew . . . Beloved of the Lord In the Hebrew Bible, Jedidiah was the Second or “Blessing”
Jeffrey . . . . . . . Old French . . . Divinely Peaceful Jefferson . . . . . . Old English . . . Son of Jeffrey
” Jeremiah” – Jeremy . . . Hebrew . . . Appointed of Jehovah
This “Jeremiah” is BIG and Healthy…
This Young Cygnet named “Jeremiah” had a Heart Defect. Sadly, we Lost him..
Jerome. . . . . Latin . . . . Sacred or Holy Name Jesse . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . Wealth Joel . . . . . . Hebrew . . . The Lord is God
John . . . . . . Hebrew . . . God is Gracious Jonah. . . . . . Hebrew . . . Dove or Pigeon Jonas . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . Dove ” Jonathan” . . . Hebrew . . . . Jehovah’s Gift
Jordan . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Descender Joseph . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . He shall add
Joshua . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . God of Salvation Judd. . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Praised Julian . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Belonging to Julius
Jules . . . . . . French . . . . form of the Latin Julius Julius . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Downy-Youthful Justin . . . . . Old French . . . . Upright
Kendall. . . . . Old English . . . From the Clear-River Valley Kendrick. . . . Old English . . . . Royal Ruler Kenn. . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . Clear, Bright Water Kennedy . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . Handsome One
“Kermit” . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . Free Man
Kerry . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . Son of the Dark One
“Kerwin” . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . Little Jet-Black One
King . . . . . . Old English . . . . Ruler Kingsley . . . . Old English . . . From the King’s Meadow Kingston. . . . Old English . . . Dweller at the King’s Estate Kinsey . . . . . Old English . . . Royal, Victorious One
Langford . . . . Old English . . . . Dweller at the Long Ford Langley . . . . . Old English . . . . From the Long Meadow Langston . . . . Old English . . . . . Tall
Lee, Leigh . . . . Old English . . . From the Pasture Meadow Leland . . . . . Old English . . . From the Meadow Land Lennon . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . Little Cloak
Leo . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . . Lion Leon . . . . . . French . . . . . . Lion-like “Leonard”. . . Old Frankish . . . . Lion-Brave “Leonardo” . . . Old German . . . . Lion-Hearted
Leopold . . . . . Old German . . . . Bold Leroy . . . . . . Old French . . . . King
“Lewis” . . . . . Old German . . . Fame and War
“Liberty” . . . . . Latin . . . . Free or Independent
“Louis” – “Louie” . . . . Old German . . . Famous Warrior
Lyle . . . . . . . Old French . . . From the Isle Emigrant Lyman. . . . . Middle English . . . Meadow-Man
“Lynn” – “Lynnie” . . . . . Old Welsh . . . From the Pool or Water Fall
“LYNN SWANN” is a Common Male Swan Name.
“Lynn Swann” Enjoying a Bubble Bath over the Diffuser. Cute.
Magee . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Son of the Fiery One Major . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . Greater Marcel . . . . . Latin . . . . . Little Warlike One
Markus . . . . Various . . . . . War-like One Marland. . . . Old English . . . From the Lake Land Marley . . . . Old English . . . From the Lake Meadow “Martin” . . . . Latin . . . . . . Warlike One
Marvin . . . . . Old English . . . . Sea Friend Mason . . . . . Old French . . . . Stone-Worker
Maurice . . . . . Latin . . . . . Dark-Complexioned One Maximilian – “Max” . . Latin . . . Greater in Excellence
Maynard . . . . . Old German . . . . Powerful, Brave
“Meadow”. . . . Old English . . . . From the Meadow
“Meadow” was 10 Years Old on July 15th, 2019 ( Yeah ! )
Melbourne . . . . Old English . . . From the Mill-Stream Merle. . . . . . . French . . . . . A Black Bird
Mervin . . . . . . Old English . . . Famous Friend Michael . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . Who is like God “Mickey” . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Gift of God
Miles-Myles . . . . Latin . . . . Warrior “Miles” – Milo . . . German – Irish . . .“Soldier or Servant.” – English origin – “Merciful”.
“Mister” . . . . English . . . Honorific for Men under the Rank of Knighthood.
Nathan . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . A Gift Nathaniel. . . . Hebrew . . . . A Gift of God
Neal . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . Champion Nelson . . . . English . . . . . Champion’s Son Nemo . . . . . Greek . . . . From the Glen or Glade
“Nicholas” . . . . Greek . . . . Victorious
“Nico” . . . . English . . . . Victorious People
Noah . . . . . Hebrew . . . . Rest Comfort Noble . . . . . Latin . . . . . Well-Known Noel. . . . . French . . . . . Born at Christmas
Norman . . . . Old French . . . A Stranger Strong and Fair
Octavius. . . . Latin . . . . . Eighth Born “Olaf” . . . Old Norse/ Scandinavian . . . Ancestor’s Descendant
“Oliver”. . . . . Old Norse . . . Kind, Affectionate One
“Ollie” . . . . . Old French . . . . Peace
Omar . . . . . Arabic . . . . . Most High, First Son Oran . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Pale Complexioned One Orion . . . . . Old English . . . . Son of Light
“Otis” . . . . Old German . . . Rich, Wealth, Son of Otto
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“Otto” . . . . Old High German . . . Wealth, Prosperity, Fortune
Owen . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . Well Born – of Good Breeding
Park . . . . . . Old English . . . Dweller at the Enclosed Land or Park Parker . . . . . Middle English . . . Keeper of the Park
Parnell . . . . . Old French . . . . Little Peter Patrick . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Noble One, Nobleman – Pat, Paddy, Patrice – Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland.
Patton . . . . . Old English . . . Honored for his Prowess in Battle
Percival. . . . Old French . . . Valley-Piercer (Trumpeter Swan) Perkin . . . . . Old English . . . A Son of the Fisherman Perry. . . . . . Middle English . . . From the Pear Tree
“POKO” . . . . . Rescued by Caring People . . A New Chance for Life.
“Poseidon” – his Roman name was Neptune. The Romans named the Planets they could see in the Sky after Roman Gods, and when Neptune was discovered in 1846, Astronomers kept that tradition. He was the God of the Sea, Earthquakes and Horses.
Porter . . . . . . French . . . . Gatekeeper
Presley . . . . . Old English . . . From the Priest’s Field
“Radar” . . . . German . . . . Wheelmaker or Wheelwright
Radcliff . . . . . Old English . . . . From the Red Cliffs Rafferty . . . . . Irish Gaelic . . . . Prosperous and Rich Raleigh . . . . . Old English . . . Dweller at the Roe-Deer Meadow
Ramsey. . . . . Old English . . . . Wild Garlic Randolph . . . . Old English . . . . Strong Defender
“Ranger” . . . . Old French . . . . Forest Keeper
Raphael. . . . . Hebrew . . . . Healed by God Rawlins-Roland . . . Old Anglo-French . . . Famous Land Ray . . . . . . . . Old French . . . . . Beam of Light Raymond. . . . . Old German . . . Mighty or Wise Protector
“Reece”. . . . . Old Welsh . . . Happy Male who Loves Life & People
Regan . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . Little King Reginald . . . . .Old English . . . . Mighty and Powerful Remington . . . .Old English . . . . From the Raven Farm
Reuben . . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Behold a Son Rex . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . . The King, The Powerful Reynard . . . . . Old German . . . Mighty-Brave
Rich . . . . . . .Old English . . . Powerful, Wealthy One Richard . . . . .Old German . . . Powerful, Ruler Richman. . . . Old English . . . Powerful Male
Richmond . . . . Old German . . . Powerful Protector Riley. . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Valiant, Warlike One Robert – “Bob”. . .German . . . . Famed, Bright; Shining
“Romeo” . . . . Italian . . . . Pilgrim to Rome
Ronald . . . . Old Norse . . . . Mighty Power Roscoe. . . . Old Norse . . . . Deer Woods
Rover . . . . Middle English . . . Wanderer Roy . . . . . . French . . . . . King
“Royal” . . . . English . . . . Of the King The Young Male is a Royal Mute.. His Young Female is a Polish Mute Swan.
Ryan . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Little King
Salvador . . . . Spanish . . . . . Savior Sampson . . . . Hebrew . . . . Splendid Male Samuel – “Sammy” . . Hebrew . . .God has heard
Santo . . . . Italian . . . . . Saintly Saville . . . North French . . . Willow Man
“Scooter” . . . Scottish . . . Spiritually Intense can Sting or Charm
Seabrook . . . Old English . . . A place where a small stream joined the Sea.
“Sebastian” . . . Latin . . . . . Revered
Seymour . . . . Old English . . . . Tailor Seymour . . . Teutonic . . . . Mighty at Sea
Shamus . . . . Irish . . . . . He Who Supplants Shane . . . . . Irish . . . . . God is Gracious Shannon . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Little Old Wise One
Shea . . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Majestic Shelby . . . . . Old English . . . A Place Where Willows Grow Sheldon . . . . Old English . . . Steep Valley
Shelly . . . . . Old English . . . Dweller at the Ledge-Meadow Shelton. . . . Old English . . . From the Ledge Farm Shepherd . . . Old English . . . Shepherd Shepley, Shipley . . Old English . . . From the Sheep Meadow
Sheridan . . . . Old English . . . Wild Male or Satyr “Sherlock” . . . Old English . . . Fair or White Haired
Sherman . . . . Old English . . . . Wool Cutter Sherwood . . . Old English . . . . Bright Forest
“Sidney”. . . . . Old English . . . . Wide Island
“Siegfried” . . . Old German . . . . Victorious, Peaceful
Sigmund . . . . . Old German . . . Victorious Protector Silas, Silvanus . . . Latin . . . . . Forest Dweller Silvester, Sylvester. . . Latin . . . From the Forest
Simon . . . . . . . Hebrew . . . . Hearing, One who Hears Sinclair . . . . . . French . . . . . Hard Working
Skeet, Skeeter. . . Middle English . . . Swift One Skipp, Skippy. . . Middle English . . . Ship-Master
“Slim” . . . . . Slight, Slender
Smedley . . . . . Old English . . . From the Flat Meadow Smith. . . . . . Old English . . . Tradesman
Snowden. . . . Old English . . . From the Snowy Hills Solomon . . . . Hebrew . . . . . Peaceful Sparke . . . . Middle English . . . Gay, Gallant One
Spencer . . . . Middle English . . . Keeper of Provisions Squire . . . . Middle English . . . Knight’s Attendant Stacey . . . . . Middle Latin . . . Stable, Prosperous
Stanley . . . . Old English . . . Stony Field-Lives by Stony Grove Starr . . . . . Middle English . . . . Star Stedman . . . . Old English . . . . Farmstead Owner
Stein . . . . . . German . . . . . Stone Stephen . . . . . Greek . . . . . Crowned One “Storm” . . . . . Old English . . . Turbulent
Strong . . . . . Old English . . . . Powerful One Sullivan . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . . Black-Eyed One Sully . . . . . Old English . . . From the South Meadow
“Sunny” . . . . . . A Ray of Sunshine
Sutton . . . . .Old English . . . From the South Farm
“Swanee” . . . . . Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home,” – . . . . . . . A River in Georgia and Florida
Swaney– “Swanie” . . . Irish . . . Pleasant
Swanny . . . . . Old German . . . “Battle Swan” Swanny . . . . Is a Version of Swanhild (Old German).
“Swanson” . . . . Old English . . . Nickname for a Pure or Graceful Person.
A Different “Mr. Swanson”
Sweeney . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Little Hero
“Sylvester”. . . . Latin . . . . Of the Woods, Wild
“Mister T” . . . . Captive Breed in Ontario Canada Male Trumpeter Swan #698
“Terence” . . . . Latin . . . . Smooth Polished One
Terrell . . . . . Old English . . . . Thunder Ruler Thaddeus . . . . Latin . . . . Stout-Hearted Courageous
Thatcher . . . . Middle English . . . Roofer
Theodore – “Ted” . . . Greek . . . . Gift of God
Thomas . . . . . Greek . . . . . A Twin Thor . . . . . . Old Norse . . . . Thunder
Thorndyke. . . Old English . . . From the Thorny Dike Thorpe . . . . . Old English . . . From the Hamlet
“Timothy “. . . . Greek . . . . Living in God’s Honor.
“Titus” . . . . . Greek . . . Of the Giants – Title of Honor
Tobias . . . . . Hebrew . . . The Lord is Good
“Lone Ranger” . . . . From the TV Western
“Tonto” . . . . .American Indian Guide
Tracy . . . . . . Latin . . . . Bold, Courageous One Travis . . . . . English . . . Crossing a River or Bridge
Trevor . . . . . Irish, Gaelic . . . Prudent
“Tristan” . . . . Old Welsh . . . Noisy One
Truesdale. . . . Old English . . . From the Beloved One’s Farm Truman . . . . . Old English . . . Faithful One “Tucker”. . . . . Middle English . . . Garment Maker
Twain . . . . . Middle English . . . Divided
Tyler . . . . . . Middle English . . . Tile Layer Tyrone . . . . . Greek . . . . . . Sovereign Tyson. . . . . Old French . . . . . Son
Vaughn . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . Small One Verne . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Springlike, Youthful Victor . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Conqueror
Vincent . . . . . Latin . . . . . Conquering One Virgil . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Flourishing
Vito . . . . . . . Latin . . . . . Alive “Vito Corleone” . . . . . . .Life-Giver from the God Father Movie.
Wade . . . . . . . Old English . . . . Dweller at the River Crossing Wadsworth . . . . Old English . . . . From Wade’s Estate
Waldo . . . . . . Old German . . . . Ruler, Mighty Walter . . . . . . Old German . . . . Powerful Warrior Ward . . . . . . . Old English . . . . Watchman
Warwick . . . . . Old English . . . . Protecting Ruler Watkins . . . . . Old English . . . . . Son of Watt Watson . . . . . Old English . . . . . Son of Walter
Waverly . . . . . Old English . . . From the Quaking Aspen Tree Meadow Wayne . . . . . . Old English . . . . Wagon Maker
“Webster”. . . . Old English . . . . . Weaver
Wellington . . . . . Old English . . . From the Wealthy Estate
Wendell . . . . . . Old German . . . . Wanderer Wentworth . . . . Old English . . . . White One’s Estate Wesley . . . . . . Old English . . . . From the West Meadow
“Whistler” . . . . . Old English . . . . Whistler or Piper – A Nickname for a Habitual Whistler . . . Young Cygnets Whistle a lot..
Whitman . . . . . Old English . . . White Haired Male
Whitney. . . . . Old English . . . . White Island “Wilbur”. . . . . Old German . . . Resolute-Brilliant One
Wiley . . . . . Old German . . . .Water Meadow Wilford . . . . Old English . . . . Willow Ford Wilfred . . . . Old German . . . . Resolute-Peaceful One
Will – “Wills” – “Willie” . . . Old English . . . Determined
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William – “Bill” – “Billy” . . . . Old German . . . Resolute Protector
William – Bill – “Billy” . . . Old German . . . . Resolute Protector Willard . . . . . . . . . Old English . . . . . Resolute and Brave
“Willie” . . . . . German . . . With Gilded Helmet
Willoughby . . . . Old English . . . . From the Willow Farm Wilmer . . . . . . Old German . . . Resolute, Famous One Wilson. . . . . . Old English . . . . Son of Will
Winchell . . . . . Old English . . . . Child – Son Windsor . . . . . Old English . . . . Boundary, Bank
Wingate. . . . . Old English . . . . Divine Protection Winslow . . . . . Old English . . . . Stone Marker of Friendship “Winston” . . . . Old English . . . . Joy Stone
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“Winter”. . . . Old English . . . Born in the Winter Time
Winthrop. . . . . Old English . . . Friend’s Village Wyatt . . . . . . Old French . . . . Little Warrior
Wynn . . . . . . Old Welsh . . . . Fair, White One Wythe . . . . . Middle English . . . Dweller by a Willow Tree
“Zeus”. . . . . . Greek . . . . . . Living One
Zeus is the Greek God of the Sky, – Thunder, Lightning . . . . Law and Justice.
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