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My middle name is Lavachia(LA-VA-SHEE-A). I'm African American, but my mother named me while we lived in Europe. I've never been able to find any info on it. Please respond if you've ever heard of this name.
THANKS
THANKS
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Dennis,
I know this isn't possibly it, but "Lavachia" in French could mean "Land of the Cow" [La Vache]. Weird. Now all we've gotta do is figure out what it DOES mean...
- Da.
I know this isn't possibly it, but "Lavachia" in French could mean "Land of the Cow" [La Vache]. Weird. Now all we've gotta do is figure out what it DOES mean...
- Da.
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Reminescent of everyone's favorite processed cheese spread from France (yikes!), *La Vache qui rit*
For more on your name's etymology, check out http://www.ucad.fr/pubgb/virt/mp/vachequirit/
Also it worth noting that French teenagers use the expletive "La vache!" in the same way english-speakers ejaculate "yikes!" or "hot damn!".
For more on your name's etymology, check out http://www.ucad.fr/pubgb/virt/mp/vachequirit/
Also it worth noting that French teenagers use the expletive "La vache!" in the same way english-speakers ejaculate "yikes!" or "hot damn!".
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On a more serious (but equally bizarre) note...
"Vache" the French word for cow, was developed from the Old French "vacca" which in turn was derived from the Latin "Bovis" (of an ox, bull, cow" and the Greek "Bous" (cow).
Now for the bizarre part:
The word "vaccine" is also related to "vacca". Early mad professors injected bovine bodily fluids into children so as to shield them from "vaccinia" (cow-pox). So if everyone ever calls you a cow, tell them that you were named after a technique that saves the lives of millions of children. And thats no bullshit.
"Vache" the French word for cow, was developed from the Old French "vacca" which in turn was derived from the Latin "Bovis" (of an ox, bull, cow" and the Greek "Bous" (cow).
Now for the bizarre part:
The word "vaccine" is also related to "vacca". Early mad professors injected bovine bodily fluids into children so as to shield them from "vaccinia" (cow-pox). So if everyone ever calls you a cow, tell them that you were named after a technique that saves the lives of millions of children. And thats no bullshit.
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