Message: "Quastania.......any thoughts?"

Quastania.......any thoughts?

by Barb (guest)

10/23/2001, 10:57 PM

Mike, I noticed your dearth of Q names. This one belongs to a young girl of native American background....

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- Mike C +1

10/26/2001, 1:51 AM

Sorry Mom, couldn't find a Nuu-Chah-Nulth/English dictionary online. Bet you could find one locally in print.
..Mike

- Barb (guest)

10/29/2001, 10:38 PM

Guess what? maybe Precious.

Thanks for trying Mike. Guess what?...I found out from her big sister that she's named after a Nuu-Chah-Nulth Elder.....I'll let you know if I find out what it means...."Precious" is a possibility, but I'll confirm it. That'll boost your Q listings a little, eh?

- Nanaea +3

10/24/2001, 6:21 AM

I dunno about this name being Native American, but I was able to find out that it was once an old name for Castell'Umberto in Sicily:

http://www.npresenza.it/itinerari1.htm

Sorry I can't tell you what it means, but you may want to check into some Italian sources regarding the name.

-- Nanaea

- Barb (guest) +2

10/24/2001, 6:44 PM

Thanks, Nanaea for the Italian connection.......that could be the source if it's not related to her Nuu-Chah-Nulth background

- Nanaea +1

10/24/2001, 11:36 PM

Glad I could be of help. Keeping in mind that this name comes from Sicily, that means it could also be from few sources other than Italian -- such as Spanish, Greek, or Sephardic Jewish. Sicily has always been a sort of Mediterranean melting pot.

Good luck, Barb!

-- Nanaea

- Barb (guest)

10/25/2001, 11:19 PM

Thanks muchly Nanaea, I'm off and searching

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