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in reply to a message by Marc
So, you gave your son a name meaning "warrior maiden". Well done there. Not that I believe you for a second, since no-one I know who is old enough to have a teenage daughter is willing to come online late at night to defend their child in a silly internet squabble, let alone do it with such poor grammar.
But you're being absurd. The Germanic element that has resulted in the 'lu' part of Lulie means "fame", not warrior. There is no possible etymological rationale for Lulie meaning "warrior maiden". Stop wasting my time.
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
But you're being absurd. The Germanic element that has resulted in the 'lu' part of Lulie means "fame", not warrior. There is no possible etymological rationale for Lulie meaning "warrior maiden". Stop wasting my time.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
This message was edited 9/20/2005, 8:13 AM
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I am not here just to defend my daughter, i was here to find a meaning to another name, she gave me the site address.
I read what was said and replied to your comment.
And just because you dont know anyone with teenagers who is up at this time, dont mean a thing.
How about you go and ask a old german the meaning to the name Lulie and when you get your answer il be happy to accept your apology.
I read what was said and replied to your comment.
And just because you dont know anyone with teenagers who is up at this time, dont mean a thing.
How about you go and ask a old german the meaning to the name Lulie and when you get your answer il be happy to accept your apology.
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I am not here just to defend my daughter, i was here to find a meaning to another name, she gave me the site address.
I read what was said and replied to your comment.
And just because you dont know anyone with teenagers who is up at this time, dont mean a thing.
How about you go and ask a old german the meaning to the name Lulie and when you get your answer il be happy to accept your apology.
I read what was said and replied to your comment.
And just because you dont know anyone with teenagers who is up at this time, dont mean a thing.
How about you go and ask a old german the meaning to the name Lulie and when you get your answer il be happy to accept your apology.
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i dono
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You're being ridiculous . . .
Let me spell this out for you in nice little words.
Lulie is a nickname for Louise. Louise is a feminine form of Ludwig.
The Germanic element for fame is hlud, which forms the first part of Ludwig.
The Germanic element for war is wig, which forms the second part of Ludwig.
Wig does not appear in the name Lulie, ergo it does not have "war" or "warrior" as one of its linguistic elements.
Lulie also does not follow any recognised Germanic name form, male or female. The only German names with 'lie' endings are feminine pet names for established common names.
There is no evidence, linguistic or otherwise, that Lulie is anything other than a nickname for other names beginning with Lu or Lou, the primary candidates for which are Louise / Ludwig. Those are the facts, regardless of whatever myths or legends might surround the name in peoples' family histories.
As regards the "old German", when Perth is in an appropriate time bracket I will happily contact my grandfather, whose first language is German (he also speaks Czech, Hebrew, Yiddish and English) for confirmation that Lulie is a feminine pet name in German. Not that I expect an apology from you, as I'm sure you wouldn't be interested in accepting anything approaching a fact.
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
Let me spell this out for you in nice little words.
Lulie is a nickname for Louise. Louise is a feminine form of Ludwig.
The Germanic element for fame is hlud, which forms the first part of Ludwig.
The Germanic element for war is wig, which forms the second part of Ludwig.
Wig does not appear in the name Lulie, ergo it does not have "war" or "warrior" as one of its linguistic elements.
Lulie also does not follow any recognised Germanic name form, male or female. The only German names with 'lie' endings are feminine pet names for established common names.
There is no evidence, linguistic or otherwise, that Lulie is anything other than a nickname for other names beginning with Lu or Lou, the primary candidates for which are Louise / Ludwig. Those are the facts, regardless of whatever myths or legends might surround the name in peoples' family histories.
As regards the "old German", when Perth is in an appropriate time bracket I will happily contact my grandfather, whose first language is German (he also speaks Czech, Hebrew, Yiddish and English) for confirmation that Lulie is a feminine pet name in German. Not that I expect an apology from you, as I'm sure you wouldn't be interested in accepting anything approaching a fact.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Great, i will look forward to your apology.
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Oh, for goodness sake, get over yourself. You can't supply a single shred of evidence to back up your claims. This is an ETYMOLOGY site - if you can't hack it, go away. I'm not going to waste any more time on you.
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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