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[Facts] Re: origin of "nonavee"
by Chrisell
1/22/2005, 6:25 PM
in reply to a message by Seda*
Seda, where did you find the "butterfly chaser" meaning? And in which Native American language does it mean that? There are a lot of languages so if a site says that a name has a particular meaning "in Native American" rather than, for example, "in Cherokee" or "in Sioux" they're probably making it up.:-)
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- Chrisell
1/25/2005, 12:19 AM
Ack, speaking before I think again! Apologies all :-)
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- Seda* (Sedalyn)
1/23/2005, 5:47 PM
Click the link: Nova.
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- Miranda (Randee15)
1/23/2005, 3:17 PM
BtN says Nova is Native American tooNOVA
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Recently coined name from Latin novus "new". This name can also mean "butterfly chaser" (Native American). But Caprice helpfully clarified in Comments that "butterfly chaser" is of Hopi origin.Miranda
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- Caprice
1/23/2005, 6:59 AM
I think it's in the Hopi language, but when Native American names were collected, the English often didn't record which "tribe" the name came from. Therefore, many names are only recorded as "Native American" - but it's like saying a name is "European".
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