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[Facts] Pelleas
Can somebody help me finding the meaning of the male name Pelleas ?It comes from Claude Debussy's "Pelléas & Mélisande", and I assume it's greek.Thanks in advance,Andria.
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From the Greek Ðçëåýò (across the Latin Peleus), perhaps derivated from the Greek ðÜëëù, "to brandish, to throw, to shake with strenght", or perhaps from the Greek ðçëüò, "mud, mire".Lumia
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Just a little clarification > Greek ðçëüò, "mud, mire".The word is both classical and contemporary Greek means "clay", more so than "mud".
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Thank you very much !
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