Thinking about Names

Do you like to name things?

Most kids do, I think. 

You probably have named a doll or a stuffy.

How did you choose the name? 

Some people name their house.

I named my property 'Hemlock Hollow'  because I have a lot of hemlock trees and my house is down in a little dip in the land.

These are my new Christmas candle holders. I love them!

They are actually about 50 years old, but they are new to me. 

It was hard to choose a name because I was undecided about naming them someone from my family tree or not. But I also wanted simple, short names.

So, say hello to Britta and Anders.

They are from Sweden, so those are Swedish names.

 

These two names are from my family tree. They are very common names in Sweden, and I actually have several  Brittas and Anders in my history. My nephew has the middle name Anders, but there were no new baby girls in the family to name Britta.

Maybe your family can think of a name for your house or property.

Make it a good one!

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property: all the land and buildings on the land that you own.

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Words often have several meanings. Can you infer what a 'hollow' is in this passage? In this passage a hollow is a thing (noun). If you call something hollow, such as a hollow log, then it is describing word (adjective).

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artist credit: these candle holders were designed by Swedish artist Lizzie Velander, made in Sri Lanka, and sold by IKEA

Build-Your-Brain: Word of the Week

 

HOUND

pronounced: "HOW-nd"

 In English, a hound refers to a type of dog that howls.

For example, a beagle is a type of hound dog.  Many dogs have hound as part of their name, such as basset hound or coon hound.

I recently went on a trip to Sweden. I can not speak Swedish (yet) and had to use some detective skills to understand signs. 

Readers usually find language interesting and have good vocabularies.

If you are a good reader and know the word 'hound' means a dog, can you think about what this sign means? Many languages share similarities.

 

 

 

No, I can not read this sign, but it is about dogs being on a leash in the park.

In Swedish, hund means dog. Can you find the 2 words in the sign that refer to dogs?

Hundar means 'dogs.'

Hunden means 'the dog.'

I hope I can learn Swedish because I have many ancestors who were Swedish.

It would likely be easier for you to learn languages, if you are young, than for me because I am old.  I am grandma age!

I know speaking languages is hard for me, but I might be able to learn to read Swedish. 

I wonder how you would say "hound dog" in Swedish.

Would you say "Hund hund"?