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Re: Mavromichaelis
by Ivayla (guest)
7/29/2002, 9:35 AM
in reply to a message by Anneza
They come from different languages: kara- is Turkish, maur- Latin, mavr- Greek. Otherwise yes -- Kara- can be used in conjunction with names to denote "the black so-and-so" as in Kara Ibrahim = the black (dark) Ibrahim.
Hope that helps :o)
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Mavromichaelis  ·  Lissa  ·  7/28/2002, 2:38 PM
•Re: Mavromichaelis  ·  Pavlos  ·  7/28/2002, 3:56 PM
•Re: Mavromichaelis  ·  Anneza  ·  7/29/2002, 7:27 AM
•Re: Mavromichaelis  ·  Pavlos  ·  7/29/2002, 9:38 AM
•Ivayla beat me by 3 minutes and 1 second :P n/t  ·  Pavlos  ·  7/29/2002, 9:45 AM
•Re: Mavromichaelis  ·  Ivayla  ·  7/29/2002, 9:35 AM