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in reply to a message by Marc
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.
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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