Jane Austen: the meaning of the name of the famous classic novelist

Jane Austen:  the writer of the classic  Pride and Prejudice
and several other famous novels.

Have you ever wondered about the meaning
of her first name and surname?

Let's start with her given name.

"Jane"  means  "Yahweh is gracious".

Here's how it originated:

     Yehochanan  (a Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh is gracious/merciful")

--> Yochanan  (a short form of the name Yehochanan)

-->  Ioannes  (a Greek name derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan)

-->  Iohannes  (the Latin form of the Greek name Ioannes)

-->  Jehanne  (feminine form (from Old French) of the Latin name Iohannes)

-->  Jane  (English form of the Old French Jehanne)

Information links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_(given_name)
http://www.behindthename.com/name/jane
http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/jane

Audio pronunciation of  Yochanan:

http://forvo.com/word/%D7%99%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%97%D6%B8%D7%A0%D6%B8%D7%9F_(yochanan)/

http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Yochanan

As for Jane's family name --  Austen --
here's its origin.

First, let's go back to Roman history.
The Roman emperors.

Who was the first Roman emperor?
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian).
He was the adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar.
In  27  BC, Octavianus was officially renamed
 "Augustus".

What is the meaning of  "Augustus"?
In Latin, "Augustus" means "the great",
"majestic", "venerable", "the increaser".

Augustus was the name and title given
by the Roman Senate, on  16  January,  27  BC,
to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus,
the first Roman emperor.

Thereafter, "Augustus" became a title
given to Roman emperors.

And so, here's how  "Austen"
came from  "Augustus":

Augustus  (a title for Roman emperors meaning "the great", "the venerable")

-->  Augustine  (from the Roman names "Augustus" and "Augustinus")

-->  Austin  (an English shortened form of  "Augustine")

-->  Austen  (a variant of  "Austin")

Plus, here's a question for you.

In which US state is the city of Austin?

a)  Massachusetts
b)  Michigan
c)  Oregon
d)  California
e)  North Carolina
f)  Oklahoma
g)  Kansas
h)  Louisiana
i)  Texas
j)  Florida

The answer has 5 letters,
and its first letter sounds like something
that is very popular in England :-) 

Plus, here a few quizzes re. Jane Austen's books:

♥ Pride and Prejudice: Darcy's first marriage proposal to Elizabeth: Quiz

http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/12018-pride-and-prejudice-darcy-s-first-marriage-proposal-to-elizabeth-qui

♥ Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth gradually falls in love with Darcy: Quiz

http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/12073-pride-and-prejudice-elizabeth-gradually-falls-in-love-with-darcy-qui

♥ Pride and Prejudice jumbled words quiz

http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/10815-pride-and-prejudice-jumbled-words-quiz

♥ The ending (last sentence) of Jane Austen books: quiz

http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/1118330-ending-last-sentence-of-jane-austen-books-quiz



Information links:

http://www.behindthename.com/name/augustus
http://www.behindthename.com/name/augustine-1
http://www.behindthename.com/name/austin
http://www.behindthename.com/name/austen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_(honorific)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_(given_name)

http://nameberry.com/babyname/Augustus

http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/augustus

http://www.thenamemeaning.com/augustine/

http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Austen.htm
http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/austen
http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Austen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen

Image links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Statue-Augustus.jpg
from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jane_Austen_coloured_version.jpg
from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_society_in_Jane_Austen%27s_novels

♥

The ending (last sentence) of Jane Austen books: quiz

Here's a short, 6-question  quiz
regarding the books of
Jane  Austen.

Each question is about the ending
of a Jane Austen novel.

Here are the 6 novels:

1)  Sense and Sensibility
2)  Pride and Prejudice
3)  Mansfield Park
4)  Emma
5)  Persuasion
6)  Northanger Abbey

The last sentence of each book
will be given, and you will be requested
to fill in a blank,
or answer a question.

To do the  quiz,  click on the link below:

http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/1118330-ending-last-sentence-of-jane-austen-books-quiz

Enjoy!

♥

Interesting quotes from Pride and Prejudice -- an Amazon Kindle e-book by Grace Mathew

Interesting quotes from Pride and Prejudice

by Grace Mathew

A Kindle e-book

Here's another short little Kindle e-book -- 
it has fun  fill-in-the-blank  quotations
from Pride and Prejudice --
the beloved classic novel by Jane Austen.

♥ Cost:   a very pleasant surprise!!  ♥

You can view a free sample 
by going to the Amazon Kindle link given below
and clicking on the book cover there:

http://www.amazon.com/Interesting-quotes-Pride-Prejudice-Mathew-ebook/dp/B00JBFSGNS

or simply:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JBFSGNS

Further, here is the goodreads link,
where you can rate and review it too:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21950849-interesting-quotes-from-pride-and-prejudice
 ♥

To Darcy -- Kindle e-book by Grace Mathew -- re. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

To Darcy


by Grace Mathew

An Amazon Kindle e-book.

A nice little book  re. Mr. Darcy
from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

♥ Price:    a wonderful surprise!!  ♥ 

The following link will take you to Amazon
where you can read a free sample of the e-book
by clicking on the book cover there:

http://www.amazon.com/To-Darcy-Grace-Mathew-ebook/dp/B00GFE295Y

And here's a link to Goodreads
-- you can rate  and/or review  the above book
 at the Goodreads site:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798781-to-darcy

Darcy and Elizabeth -- a Kindle e-book by Grace Mathew -- re. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

A book you may like to take a look at:

Darcy and Elizabeth

by Grace Mathew

A short and fun Kindle e-book
about Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet 
from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. 

♥ Cost:  you'll be very pleasantly surprised!!  ♥

A nice little gift for yourself or a friend.

Please click on the link below to go to the book's page on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007KI5HAS


or you could try clicking on this link too:

http://www.amazon.com/Darcy-and-Elizabeth-ebook/dp/B007KI5HAS

Plus, here's the Goodreads link
where you can rate the book
or write a review of it:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16039967-darcy-and-elizabeth

♥

A Mary Cassatt painting and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Here is a painting by Mary Cassatt called
"Two women seated by a woodland stream".

What a lovely, serene picture.

When I saw the painting, it made me think of the two elder Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

It made me picture Jane Bennet and Elizabeth Bennet taking a rest after a walk by a stream in a garden at or near Longbourn,  or perhaps in the parkland at Pemberley (after Elizabeth married Darcy)...

http://www.wikiart.org/en/mary-cassatt/two-seated-women-1869

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cassatt

By the way, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is available to read online for free at the Project Gutenberg site.

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1342/1342-h/1342-h.htm#link2HCH0061

Project Gutenberg is a wonderful site where you can read thousands of books for free online.  Do take a moment to visit it.

https://www.gutenberg.org/

Nice painting for Pride and Prejudice

Here's a lovely painting which made me think of  Pride and Prejudice.

Elizabeth Bennet perhaps?  Or Jane Bennet?

(Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen).

Link:  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kitty_Packe.jpg

Pride and Prejudice -- guess who's who in this picture

Ok, which one's Mrs. Bennet?

And Jane Bennet?

And where's Bingley?

Take a guess and have some fun!

(Click on the picture to enlarge it).

Link to the image and some info about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Almack%27s_Assembly_Rooms_inside.jpg

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was published in 1813.

The above illustration by George Cruikshank  (1792 - 1878)
shows "A Ball at Almack's Assembly Rooms in London, circa 1805-1825".