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in reply to a message by ingo
Coincidence---I just started watching "Poldark" last night, which takes place in Cornwall, and there's a character in it named Demelza. Perhaps this is an anachronism, as "Poldark" takes place in the eighteenth century and this site says Demelza has been used as a give name only since the mid-20th century.
I know this sounds really ignorant, but if I saw Demelza in a vacuum, I would never think it's Cornish. It looks Spanish to me.
I agree with both you and your boyfriend. It's interesting, but it's also a bit ridiculous and it does sound like a Disney villain. I think it's plain ugly also.
I know this sounds really ignorant, but if I saw Demelza in a vacuum, I would never think it's Cornish. It looks Spanish to me.
I agree with both you and your boyfriend. It's interesting, but it's also a bit ridiculous and it does sound like a Disney villain. I think it's plain ugly also.
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As far as I know, Demelza derives from a Cornish place name, but only became popular in Cornwall after the Poldark books were written in the 1940s. It does look Spanish you're right, but its roots are definitely Cornish and its widely used there today!
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