Vulgar words in The Romance of Names (Page 1)
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THE BIBLE AND THE CALENDAR " 'O Now you see, brother Toby,' he would say, looking up, 'that Christian names are not such indifferent things;--had Luther here been called by any other name but Martin, he would have been damn'd to all eternity' " (Tristram Shandy, ch.
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The names derived from cousin have been reinforced by those from Cuss, i.e.
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The name Bastard was once considered no disgrace if the dishonour came from a noble source, and several great medieval warriors bore this sobriquet.