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in reply to a message by shelly_lu
Thinkbabynames is not a very reliable source, like most of baby names websites and a lot of baby names books. In the case of thinkbabynames the bottom problem is simplification and simplification usually ends in misunderstanding and finally in falsification of the original information.
A reliable source could have some mistakes, of course, as any other human work, but it is based in researches, etymological knowledge and double check of information.
For example, in the entry for the name Mireya, thinkbabynames says: "Variant of Miranda.", which is false. And it simplifies the information saying: "(...) is of Spanish and Latin origin, and its meaning is "admired"." Mireya is a Spanish form, but the origin is not Spanish.
And in the entry for Mireio (the original form from which Mireya comes), it says: "The girl's name Mireio \m(i)-reio\ is of French origin, and its meaning is "admire"." The form is not French, but Occitan (or Provençal) and the origin could be Latin or Occitan, but not French.
Again, misinformation, simplification and misunderstanding.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
A reliable source could have some mistakes, of course, as any other human work, but it is based in researches, etymological knowledge and double check of information.
For example, in the entry for the name Mireya, thinkbabynames says: "Variant of Miranda.", which is false. And it simplifies the information saying: "(...) is of Spanish and Latin origin, and its meaning is "admired"." Mireya is a Spanish form, but the origin is not Spanish.
And in the entry for Mireio (the original form from which Mireya comes), it says: "The girl's name Mireio \m(i)-reio\ is of French origin, and its meaning is "admire"." The form is not French, but Occitan (or Provençal) and the origin could be Latin or Occitan, but not French.
Again, misinformation, simplification and misunderstanding.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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