Etymology

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Etymology

• Focus on names in Moon Palace by Paul Auster

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index of contents

• definition of etymology
• derivation meanings of our names
• etymology of connection to novel
• 1.Marco Stanley Fogg
• 2.Solomon Barber
• 3.Thomas Effing
• 4.Rita Hume

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definition of etymology

• - The study of the history of words
• when they entered a language
• which source
• change of meaning
• - The word comes from the Ancient Greek
  t?µ?????a (etumologia)
• t?µ?? (etumon) means true sense
• -????a (-logia), study of
• -The etymology of a word refers to its origin and
  historical development
• its earliest known use
• its transmission from one language to another
• its changes in form and meaning
• - The meanings have changed over time ? older
  senses of a word may grow uncommon
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  ? disappear from everyday use
• Nathalie Graw

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derivation meanings of our names

• Nathalie person being born on Jesus Christs
  birthday
• Graw modified version of "Graf" meaning "earl",
  was originally a title of nobility
• Carolina deriving from Latin name "Carola"
  meaning a hard-working person
• Jansen comes originally from "Jansson" Jans
  son
• Jan is short form for "Johannes/ Jakobus"
  meaning person having proved grace
• Duygu means "emotion" "feeling
• Disci means "dentist
• Sajad Ghawami

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Marco Stanley Fogg

• MARCO derives from Latin name Martcus/ Marticos,
  subsequently Marcus, meaning sacred, dedicated
  to the god Mars, god of spring and war in Greek
  Mythology
• STANLEY means rocky, stony meadow
• reference of Marco Marco Polo, discoverer of
  China
• novel Kitty Wu takes role of China, Marco
  discovers her
• reference of Stanley American journalist and
  discoverer, Henry Morton Stanley, who found Dr.
  David Livingstone (explorer) in Africa
• novel Marco finding and discovering his
  ancestors ? like an explorer
• FOGG derives from Fogelman ( Vogel bird,
  Mann man), changed by immigration department to
  Fog
• ? reference Phileas Fogg, protagonist and hero
  in the novel Around the World in 80 days
• novel Uncle Victor calls him Phileas, refers to
  role of hero ? considers him as hero because of
  his past
• Duygu Disci

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• Marco about his surname
• A bird flying through the fog, a giant bird
  flying across the ocean, not stopping until it
  reached America. (p. 9)
• ? resemblance to American Dream Marco sees
  himself as free, independent creature flying
  carefree
• Marco calls himself M.S. it stands for Marco
  Stanley, but also for manuscript, a book that is
  not yet finished
• Uncle Victor Every man is the author of his
  own life. (p.13)
• ? Marco has to write his own life/ fate
• Duygu Disci

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Solomon Barber

• His name has different meanings
• 1. Original meaning of the single names
• SOLOMON Hebrew name, comes from Salomo
• Shalom peace
• Meaning prince of peace
• In the bible, Salomo is a king,
  whos famous for his wisdom
• Relating the original meaning to the character of
  Solomon Barber in Austers novel
• Probably Marco isnt able to find his inner peace
  until he gets to know his real father
• The quest for his identity had made him restless
  from the very first (There was never any
  father in the picture)
• Knowing his roots means finding his identity to
  Marco Solomon could be the prince of peace for
  Marco
• Carolina Jansen
  

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• BARBER Is of old French origin and in the US a
  very popular surname
• Meaning beard
• At first it was an occupational name
  (hair cutter/barber)
• Relating the original meaning to the character of
  Solomon Barber in Austers novel
• Eventually far-fetched, but maybe his name is
  interpretable in a very metaphorical way gt after
  a beard is trimmed you are able to see someones
  whole face
• Marco is able to look in his fathers face. After
  the beard (quest for identity) is trimmed, Marco
  is able to see the truth about his roots
• 2. Name offers a multiplicity of associations
  that are explicitly mentioned in the novel
• SOLOMON
• Shortened to sol, which could not only mean
  sun but also earth (French le sol Spanish
  el sol) gt refers to his appearance he is round
  the earth/sun, because of his obesity
• Carolina Jansen

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• He is called Solly by Aunt Clara, who loves to
  play the card game Solitaire play on his name
  becomes Solly Tear gt refers to Solomons
  loneliness and sadness because of being alone
  without family
• Graphic presence of the three os in his name
  refers to his roundness and obesity
• Carolina Jansen

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Thomas Effing

• Thomas
• - greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma which
  meant "twin"
• - name of a apostle in the bible who doubts the
  resurrected Jesus
• - Philosopher Thomas Aquinas and Thomas Hobbes
• - Inventor Thomas Edison
• - American President Thomas Jefferson
• Effing /

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Rita Hume

• Rita
• - short form of magarita and other names
  ending in rita
• Hume
• - Supporter Of Peace
• - Philosopher David Hume

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• THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
• imprint Nathalie Graw, Carolina Jansen, Sajad
  Ghawami, Duygu Disci