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She was; I admire her very much. She is my patroness because my birthday is on her feastday; it was after I decided to become a nurse that I fully realized her influence in my life. :-)
Also, completely OT, I meant to tell you the other day in the Lounge that I think Sweet Apple itself (which you said is the meaning of "glukumalon") would make a very endearing posting name, or even a phrase name generally.
I am a proponent of using those phrases in one's native language to which one is attracted in another. For example I sometimes hear people (here and IRL) remark on Native American names meaning this or that, and how beautiful, and isn't that a charming name, but would never dream of naming a child Running Wolf or White Deer in English, Heaven forbid (this subject leads me to tangents about Chinese tattoos too). When I read what you said about glukumalon it just struck me as absolutely lovely.
That said, you probably should take my opinion with a grain of salt since I like the name Apple on its own, and my opinion there is definitely the minority one. ;-)
Also, completely OT, I meant to tell you the other day in the Lounge that I think Sweet Apple itself (which you said is the meaning of "glukumalon") would make a very endearing posting name, or even a phrase name generally.
I am a proponent of using those phrases in one's native language to which one is attracted in another. For example I sometimes hear people (here and IRL) remark on Native American names meaning this or that, and how beautiful, and isn't that a charming name, but would never dream of naming a child Running Wolf or White Deer in English, Heaven forbid (this subject leads me to tangents about Chinese tattoos too). When I read what you said about glukumalon it just struck me as absolutely lovely.
That said, you probably should take my opinion with a grain of salt since I like the name Apple on its own, and my opinion there is definitely the minority one. ;-)
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