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  Glossary of Terms Essential to Understanding the Abortion Controversy
Used as a euphemism and necronym for the Abortionite sacraments.
A euphemism and necronym concocted by the Racist sect of Abortionism which held political power in Germany in the 1930's and 1940's.
Used as a euphemism and necronym for prenatal child-killing by Birthist Abortionites, abortionmongers and necrochoicers.
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  Necronym - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A necronym is a reference to or name of a person who has died.
For instance, in some cultures it is common for a newborn child to receive the name (a necronym) of a relative who has recently died, while in others to reuse such a name would be considered extremely inappropriate or even forbidden.
In Italian culture, it is common to name a child the same name as an older sibling that has died in infancy, sometimes more than once if two or more children in a row die in infancy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Necronym   (243 words)

  
 Shigechiyo Izumi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Following his death, Mamie Eva Keith became the world's oldest person.
Subsequent research has cast doubt on his claim, as what was previously believed to be his birth certificate may actually have been that of his older brother, who died young and whose name might have been reused as a necronym.
Some Japanese experts, speaking on condition of anonymity, suggested that he was actually born in 1880.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shigechiyo_Izumi   (379 words)

  
 A necronym is a reference to or name of...
A necronym is a reference to or name of...
A "necronym" is a reference to or name of a person who has died.
For instance, in some cultures it is common for a newborn child to receive the name (a necronym) of a relative who has recently died, while in others to reuse such a name would be considered extremely inappropriate or even forbidden.
www.geodatabase.de /Necronym   (154 words)

  
 A necronym is a reference to or name name of a...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
A necronym is a reference to or name name of a...
A "necronym" is a reference to or name name of a person who has died died.
For instance, in some cultures it is common for a newborn child to receive the name (a necronym) of a relative relative who has recently died, while in others to reuse such a name would be considered extremely inappropriate or even forbidden.
www.biodatabase.de /Necronym   (170 words)

  
 Necronym: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
A necronym is a reference to or name (name: A language unit by which a person or thing is known) of a person who has died (died: death is either the cessation of life in a living organism or the state of the organism...
For instance, in some cultures it is common for a newborn child to receive the name (a necronym) of a relative (relative: A person related by blood or marriage) who has recently died, while in others to reuse such a name would be considered extremely inappropriate or even forbidden.
The practice of bestowing necronyms has sometimes caused confusion for historian (historian: A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it) s, an example being the case of Shigechiyo Izumi (Shigechiyo Izumi: shigechiyo izumi (, june 29,1865/1880?
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/necronym   (230 words)

  
 languagehat.com: LINKING LANGUAGES.
Re Angelo's comment, it's been said that necronym taboos could contribute to rapid lexical change, but it hasn't really been demonstrated.
Re Andrew's points 1 and 2, necronym tabooing lasts for different times in different areas.
PNG doesn't have wide-spread necronym taboos, as far as I know.
www.languagehat.com /archives/002106.php   (1471 words)

  
 April 2003
I suppose it is one thing to read a film script and another to read a Robbe-Grillet film script...
read somewhere that Vincent van Gogh, born March 30, 1853, was in fact the necronym of his stillborn brother, Vincent van Gogh, born a year earlier on March 30, 1852.
Yesterday I spent the day doing nearly nothing -- I watched Claude Chabrol's Merci pour le Chocolat and Lars von Trier's Europa/Zentropa.
www.alamut.com /past/0304.html   (1100 words)

  
 Necronym :: Rats In The Walls ~ Dark Fantasy Illustration / Goth Punk Drawings by Rick Shelton
Necronym :: Rats In The Walls ~ Dark Fantasy Illustration / Goth Punk Drawings by Rick Shelton
Necronym is the font I use throughout this website.
I found that I was using it so often that I figured it would be easier if I just made it into a regular font.
www.ratsinthewalls.com /design/necronym.php   (152 words)

  
 Necronym: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
A necronym is a reference to or name (A language unit by which a person or thing is known)
in some cultures it is common for a newborn child to receive the name (a necronym) of a relative (A person related by blood or marriage)
The practice of bestowing necronyms has sometimes caused confusion for historian (A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)
www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/necronym   (760 words)

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