Re: Help finding origin/roots to name
OK, I'll rise to the challenge! :-)The simplest explanation is that your name is just a combo of Arik and Shawnie. Shawnie itself could be a nickname of Shawn (using the Scottish -ie diminutive) or an alteration of Shawnee, the Native American tribe. Wikipedia links to a site which reveals that the tribe's name is derived from Algonquin shawun (or shawunogi) "southerner"; the site is here: http://snipurl.com/cvgt.

Miranda
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Help finding origin/roots to name  ·  Arikshawnie  ·  2/17/2005, 10:13 PM
Re: Help finding origin/roots to name  ·  Miranda  ·  2/18/2005, 12:29 AM
Re: Help finding origin/roots to name  ·  scott  ·  2/24/2005, 5:49 AM
Re: Help finding origin/roots to name  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  2/24/2005, 8:10 AM