An ancient Greek poetess provides the inspiration for this week's name. This poet may have been born as early as 6 BC and most of her work is preserved only on papyrus fragments. (Papyrus. I think that's the greeting card company that EQM really likes.) The meaning of this name is "Maiden" and it should come as no surprise that its origin is Ancient Greek.
A hint for the musicians out there: This name peaked in popularity in the 1960's when Ray Peterson scored a Top 10 hit on the U.S. singles charts with his version of a country blues song first recorded by Bo Carter in 1928. I personally like the jazzy blues interpretation by Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton that they performed at the Lincoln Center in 2011. The spectacular collaboration by these two music virtuosos features the gruff and gritty vocals of Taj Mahal and a few outstanding instrumental solos by members of the Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra.
There are actually no celebrities with this name so Baby Girl Mulvaney could be the first! Here are three versions of this pretty name: the original, the most popular and my personal favorite!
Bo Carter (1928 - original)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJFRGTP7zwA
Roy Peterson (1960 - most popular)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thAbnp5EC-U
Wynton Marsalis, Eric Clapton and Taj Mahal (2011 - my favorite):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7eeb1MTkUY
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