death and taxes

Symbols of inevitability. Benjamin Franklin observed that “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” English novelist Daniel Defoe said much the same thing a century earlier.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Albinus	-	Ancient Roman
Joyner	['dʒɔinə]
Mac Beatha	-	Medieval Scottish
Francesc	frən-SESK	Catalan
Samuel	['sæmjuəl]
Phipps	[fips]