Message: "Callirrhoe" - Behind the Name

Callirrhoe

by Loxandra (E.K.)

5/1/2008, 3:15 AM

What do you think of Callirrhoe (kə-lirr'-oe-ee)
It's a name composed of the Greek elements kallos (beauty) and roe (stream): hence, "beautiful stream."
Variant in English are Callirhoe, Callirhoe, Calliroe, Calliroe, Callirrhoe, Callirrhoe, Callirroe, Callirroe

I like it a lot.

#Callirrhoe

This message was edited 5/1/2008, 3:18 AM

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Callirrhoe · Loxandra · 5/1/2008, 3:15 AM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Phoenix-san · 5/1/2008, 3:51 PM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Sabrina Fair · 5/1/2008, 2:08 PM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Marija Luminitsa · 5/1/2008, 10:43 AM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Loxandra · 5/1/2008, 10:46 AM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Marija Luminitsa · 5/1/2008, 10:51 AM

•Sounds like a ln. Or like the name of a mountain. It's way too out there. Uagh. (m) · Chriss · 5/1/2008, 10:43 AM

•I think of fish roe (m) · Starving Artist · 5/1/2008, 10:38 AM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Eilis · 5/1/2008, 10:33 AM

•new rule · KDen20 · 5/1/2008, 9:49 AM

•Re: new rule · penguiny7 · 5/1/2008, 10:33 AM

•Re: new rule · KDen20 · 5/1/2008, 3:20 PM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Elena · 5/1/2008, 8:33 AM

•Ditto nt · Sweet Lisa Marie · 5/1/2008, 10:05 AM

•Re: Callirrhoe · queenv · 5/1/2008, 7:43 AM

•I think of diarrhea when I see this. (nt) · Jörmungandr · 5/1/2008, 6:45 AM

•Yup, that was the first thing that flew into my head. [nt] · PB · 5/1/2008, 1:44 PM

•Me too (m) · Genevieve · 5/1/2008, 11:43 AM

•Ditto, sadly, it's the "rrh". (m) · Akua Topaz · 5/1/2008, 10:37 AM

•Re: Callirrhoe · ill-fated · 5/1/2008, 6:18 AM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Hannah Ruth · 5/1/2008, 4:02 AM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Marija Luminitsa · 5/1/2008, 10:50 AM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Loxandra · 5/1/2008, 4:04 AM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Hannah · 5/1/2008, 4:10 AM

•Re: Callirrhoe · Loxandra · 5/1/2008, 4:13 AM

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