Mary of Arnhem
Preserved but no longer current.
Name used by Helen Sensburg in Nazi propaganda broadcasts to British troops in North-west Europe, 1944-45. Her melting voice made her programmes very popular with the British, but without the results for which she hoped.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Mary of Arnhem” mean?
Name used by Helen Sensburg in Nazi propaganda broadcasts to British troops in North-west Europe, 1944-45. Her melting voice made her programmes very popular with the British, but without the results for which she hoped.
Is “Mary of Arnhem” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.