meaning of gg grandmothers name
I am looking for the meaning of my gg grand mothers name. Mahala, she was native american. Any help would be appericated!
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Possibly comes from the Hebrew name of unknown origin (possibly Mahalath)...was revived by 17th c. English Puritans... almost identical to the Arab name "Mahalia"...popular in the American South and the British Isles in the 19th c...also said to mean "woman" in some Native American dialects
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Found this link regarding meaning of Mahala :http://linguistics.buffalo.edu/ssila/bulletins/bulletin/bull94.PDF
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Grandmother or Grandma in GaelicHello I am looking for some variations of Grandmother in Gaelic.If you have any info please foreward Thank you a soom to be "irish Grandmother"
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Check out page 3 of link for the info.
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