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[Facts] Queralt
This is a female Catalan name I like. I would like to how to pr. it (que-RAHLT?) and also the meaning.Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the lights
~J.K. Rowling
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Pronunciation kuh-RAHL (with a very velar L). The ending -T is mute.Queralt is a place name wich means "high rock", from quer, "rock", (pre-Roman root) and alt, "high".You can read more about Quer (in Catalan) at http://dcvb.iecat.net/, searching "quer". Lumia
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This message was edited 1/13/2006, 4:37 AM

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