feminine of Hero, occurs as the name of a certain Heroina Foulis, 

 of whom we have never met with mention in any pedigree of that 

 family. Anastache is a name formed from the Greek word for the 

 Eesurrection, and has a somewhat Puritan flavour. The 

 circumstances attending the occurrence of Pontia in the Eegister 

 are to our mind more than a little amusing. To a certain 

 Robert Ripplay there was born about mid-day on Jan. 10th, 

 1648, a daughter, who was baptized on Jan. 14th, by the name 

 of Bridgett. It was the parson's custom at the time to enter all 

 the names in Latin, but he had a difficulty about the Latinization 

 of Bridgett — this "learned Theban," as Sir Walter would have 

 called him, knew, however, that "pons" was the Latin for a 

 bridge, and was familiar with the Latin name Pontius in the 

 Creed. Bridgett, however, struck him as being a diminutive form 

 signifying apparently a little bridge. He, therefore, after writing 

 the name Bridgett, put as an alternative "Pontia vel Pontiola" in 

 the margin — the latter form being the Latin diminutive. Later 

 on in 1664, he boldly put Pontia in his list of entries, and relegated 

 Bridgett to the margin. Bridgett has, in reality, nothing in the 

 world to do with bridge, but is a good old Irish name, coming 

 from a Keltic root, signifying " strength." Munday Williamson 

 was very possibly born on a Monday. Merrill, or Merroll is a 

 corruption of Muriel, which is said to signify Myrrh. The 

 following is another Extract from the " Review alluded to on 

 "Nicknames." "The Ingleby juxta Greenhow Registers don't 

 furnish many nicknames — one however, is curious. There was 

 in the Parish, a highly prolific race of the name of Ripley, one 

 branch of which for some generations went by the name of Ripley, 

 alias Midnight. Entries regarding these people occur between the 

 years 1669 and 1694. It would be interesting to know from what 

 deed of darkness they acquired their second name." The Reviewer 

 has here fallen into the same mistake as a friend of ours, who, 

 on reading the announcement of a Meeting to be held in this 

 Parish, was much scandalised to observe that it was to be held 

 at midnight. The fact is, that it is simply the name of a farm- 

 house in the Parish — the appellation was probably given to it on 

 account of its sunless situation. We were indeed at one time 

 under the impression that for a while, in the depth of winter, 

 the sun did not shine upon it — and in fact Graves in his 

 excellent " History of Cleveland," indicates a place in Greenhow 

 Bottom, which he describes as being in this predicament. We 

 happened, however, to be calling at the house about mid-day on 

 the 21st of December last, and found the sun's beams clearly 

 striking it. But in an estate book of the date of 1764, kindly 



