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Arusha
by link (guest)
3/28/2006, 1:40 PM
I really like the name Arusha for a girl. Pronounced A- ROO-sha. But need some help with a shorter nickname for it. Any suggestions?
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- Briallen (Ora)   +1
3/28/2006, 2:03 PM
To add to the list: Shay, Ara, Rusa...:) Saw your reason for wanting this name - very romantic and sweet!
"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"
"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"
- 'Home', Michael Buble
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- Link (guest)
3/28/2006, 2:08 PM
Shay is a great suggestion. I can't seem to think outside the box like that conserning nn's. But that's my first daughters name. Only spelled the Irish way. Shea.
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- ecomama7 (guest)   +6
3/28/2006, 1:57 PM
maybe roosh? or just roo.
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- Link (guest)   +5
3/28/2006, 1:59 PM
Roo is kinda cute. I think its the name of the little guy who hangs out with Winnie the Pooh:)
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- Stacia (srsand1)   +4
3/28/2006, 2:06 PM
Kanga (the mom) and Roo (the baby).... :o)
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- Link (guest)   +3
3/28/2006, 2:14 PM
With 2 kids, I should probably know that by now :)
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- Stacia (srsand1)   +2
3/28/2006, 2:24 PM
I'm sure...that with two kids, you have plenty of other things on your mind besides Kanga and Roo :o) And Tigger, Owl, Rabbit, Eyore, and Christopher Robin. My mom swears she can still recite the movie from memory, I watched it so much when I was small, so I have a legitimate reason for Ultimate-Pooh recall!_________________________________________________
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- Miranda (Randee15)   +1
3/28/2006, 4:17 PM
Eeyore, you mean. :-pThough Eeyore himself spells his name eoR.I was never really into Winnie the Pooh, but I read a few of the books and watched a movie or two in my toddlerhood. I liked Eeyore because he was the darkest character, which only goes to show just how (secretly) twisted I really am...
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- Stacia (srsand1)
3/28/2006, 4:39 PM
I knew it looked wrong! :o)
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- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)   +5
3/28/2006, 1:42 PM
Ari, Roo/Ru, Rushie, Rusha, Aru, Ash, Asha, Ashie, etc.I much prefer Jerusha and Aretha to Arusha, which sounds like an odd mix of the two to my ears.Array

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- Bear
3/28/2006, 2:01 PM
I second the suggestions of Jerusha.It's a name with history behind it.
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- Link (guest)   +3
3/28/2006, 1:49 PM
I like Asha, thanks. Arusha is actually a place name in Tanzania, (where my husband and I got engaged) so I'm sure it wouldn't be a familiar sound to too many people. I've never heard of Jerusha though, it's nice, but too similar to Jerusalem to me.
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- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)   +1
3/28/2006, 3:18 PM
In case you didn't know: according to Adrian Room's African Place Names, the city of Arusha was named after the Arusha tribe, but the meaning of the tribal name is unknown.
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- Link (guest)
3/28/2006, 3:32 PM
I didn't know that, Thanks!
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- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)
3/28/2006, 1:55 PM
That's a nice reason to use it--I appreciate the name more, now that I know where it's from and why you'd consider it. :)Array

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