Message: "Jorinda and Joringel"

[Facts] Jorinda and Joringel

by dramaelf

2/25/2009, 8:10 PM

These are German, from Grimm's fairy tale. Any ideas what they mean?

- Mar (X-Mar)

2/27/2009, 1:14 PM

Jorinda / Jorinde comes from a form of George, created under the influence of girls names ending in -inde.

- Camilla

2/26/2009, 3:24 AM

Jorinda/Jorinde: perhaps a low German feminine form of Georg or Gregor.
Not sure about Joringel, it could be another form of the same thing.

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