Message: "Re: About Ada" - Behind the Name

Re: About Ada

by Pavlos (guest)

10/14/2005, 1:46 PM

in reply to a message by Damis

LGPN is an incredible project, too bad it is not delving into etymology. Another name that is quite ambiguous in its origin is Adonis. Many sources (including this site) attribute it to the Semitic "Adonai" (meaning lord). Accorging to another approach (with which I am more keen to agree) Adonis is derived from the verb "ado" (Üäù) meaning to "sing". This is also the root of the word ode.

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About Ada · Damis · 10/13/2005, 1:00 AM

•Re: About Ada · Pavlos · 10/14/2005, 1:46 PM

•Re: About Ada · Damis · 10/15/2005, 11:32 AM

•Re: About Ada · Alena · 10/13/2005, 4:23 AM

•Re: About Ada · Damis · 10/13/2005, 4:44 AM

•Re: About Ada · Cass · 10/13/2005, 5:40 AM

•Re: I claim Naomi isn't Japanese · Tbird · 10/13/2005, 9:31 AM

•Well if you pronounce it nay-O-mee, you're right! (m) · Integrity · 10/15/2005, 12:31 AM

•Re: I claim Naomi isn't Japanese · Rene · 10/14/2005, 8:17 AM

•Look it up. It is. nt · Cass · 10/13/2005, 5:14 PM

•Agree . . . · Chrisell · 10/13/2005, 6:32 AM

•Agree but... · Damis · 10/13/2005, 9:58 AM

•Re: Agree but... · Chrisell (not signed in) · 10/13/2005, 8:19 PM

•Re: Agree but... · Damis · 10/14/2005, 2:53 AM

•I agree that both meanings should be placed in. nt · Siri · 10/15/2005, 4:32 AM