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| holding a walking stick. Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1877 |
When investigating the Beaton (surname) wikipedia page, these three stood out for more than one reason:
- Rod Beaton (April 16, 1923 – July 5, 2002) (1923–2002), American journalist
- Rod Beaton (September 28, 1951 – June 22, 2011) American sports journalist
- Roderick Beaton (born 29 September 1951) British academic
As can be seen they are all “Rod’s”… which also happens to be a word (see etymology below). Also two of their birthdays generates a “September 28, 29, __/Date Sequence” pattern cluster.
The first Rod appears to be off, … butt then again, we did have a recent April 16 cluster. I take this as a twin heads upp. After a bit of research I discover that the surname “Mac Beth” is related to Beaton and origin both were spelled “Bheatha” (the Mac means “son of”). On the Macbeth (surname) wiki page, there are no Rod’s, … butt there’s a Robert… that is related to Rod: the names Rob and Rod are distantly related in etymology because both derive from ancient Germanic naming elements related to "fame" and "glory": Roderick combines hrod (fame/glory) and ric (ruler); Robert comes from the Old High German elements hrod (fame, glory, renown) and berht (bright, shining, illustrious. Now note from Robert Macbeth’s wiki page:
- Robert Walker Macbeth (30 September 1848 – 1 November 1910) British painter, printmaker
And so the gap is bridged for a perfect hand of 3:
“September 28, 29, 30/Date Sequence” pattern cluster
Well, … okay so the rod is used for beating —an instrument of punishment … preferably not me!! The etymology of rod (see below) shows that that the rod is also defined as a walking stick… and if walking on a hard cobbled surface, it would “beat on”—make the sound of a rhythmic beat… like hi heels!! The walking stick jives with my previous posts “Lampkin, Lumpkin, Limpkin”… like a rhythmic lesson/moral— the lamp, kin, will prevent lump, kin, and limp, kin, so if your not going to use it, then its time for rod, kin. So, let’s ramp upp that lamp!!
The image above was copied from the “Walking Stick” wikipedia page. Note the following information on the artist:
I rest my case!! Ripen indeed— good and ready!!
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Various research:
The surnames Beaton and MacBeth are historically related and were used interchangeably for the same Scottish families. The name Macbeth originates from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Bheatha. Literally translating to "son of life," the name historically implied a religious, righteous man or "one of the elect,"
History of the Name Mac Beth:
- Early Usage: Despite appearing as a patronymic, the name Mac Bheatha originated as a given personal name in medieval Scotland.
- Variant Spellings: The surname and its variants can be spelled as McBeth, MacBeath, or MacBeth.
Note the etymology:
rod (n.) Middle English rod, rodde, "a stick of wood," especially a straight cutting from a woody plant, stripped of twigs, and having a particular purpose" (walking stick, wand of office, instrument of punishment), from Old English rodd "a rod, pole," which is probably cognate with Old Norse rudda "club," from Proto-Germanic *rudd- "stick, club," from PIE *reudh- "to clear land."
