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Re: Saskia
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Heh, I only thought of the sound clash, didn't consider the meaning at all. ;) "Ax" in Swedish doesn't mean the same thing as in English, but "ear (of wheat/corn/etc)" or the key part of a key, and in the case of my surname it originally had something to do with oaks, so that is of absolutely no concern. :)I'm just theorizing a little, so there aren't really any "alternatives" as such, but it's fighting Tullia and Irmelin for a place in my top 3 ...
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Oh, good. So no knife / axe problem. :-) (. . . as if that would stop anyone who really loved a name -- it's a silly naval gazing.)Ooooooo -- Tullia is delightful. "Tullia Ax-" has a great ring to it. :-) Irmelin is quirky and fun.

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