1. Scientifically Naming Established by Linnaeus in 1753

2. “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches” Proverbs 22:1

3. Throughout the Bible are countless instances revealing God’s interest in individuals and in their names. So deep was this interest, He sometimes changed names in order to better work out His plan in their lives. Isaiah 62:2 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.

4. He’s also interested in you! God has made you a special creation. He has a unique life for you. He wants you to develop and use the potential He has placed within you. He wants you to live up to your name. Not through your own strength, but through His love and grace.

5. Binomial nomenclature a system of naming organisms binomial means "two name" nomenclature means "naming"

6. Linnaeus chose Latin for the language to use in naming organisms. Each organism is given a generic name (Genus) and the specific name (species).

7. Homo sapiens Homo (Genus) sapiens (species) Genus Homo = man Sapiens = thinking Literally, in Latin, thinking man

8. The scientist who first described the Central American red-eyed treefrog thought it was especially pretty with its pea-green back, chrome-yellow and bright blue ladder patterns on its sides, bright orange feet, and vermillion eyes, and thus named it Phyllomedusa callidryas - the beautiful wood nymph (calli=beautiful and dryas=wood nymph)

9. Helianthus annuus common sunflower Genus is written first Genus is capitalized, species is not Italicized or underlined A scientific name is given to an organism by the first person to publish a description of the organism.

10. Reasons why Linnaeus chose Latin unchanging descriptive a root of many modern languages

11. Canterbury Tales in Middle English 1: Whan that aprill with his shoures soote 2: The droghte of march hath perced to the roote, 3: And bathed every veyne in swich licour 4: Of which vertu engendred is the flour; 5: Whan zephirus eek with his sweete breeth 6: Inspired hath in every holt and heeth 7: Tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne

12. 1 Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote When April with its sweet-smelling showers 2 The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, Has pierced the drought of March to the root, 3 And bathed every veyne in swich licour And bathed every vein (of the plants) in such liquid 4 Of which vertu engendred is the flour; By the power of which the flower is created; 5 Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth When the West Wind also with its sweet breath, 6 Inspired hath in every holt and heeth In every wood and field has breathed life into, 7 The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne The tender new leaves, and the young sun

13. Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon. Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum, 5 monegum mægþum, meodosetla ofteah, egsode eorlas. Syððan ærest wearð feasceaft funden, he þæs frofre gebad, weox under wolcnum, weorðmyndum þah, oðþæt him æghwylc þara ymbsittendra Beowulf Prologue in Old English