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Question about a name.

by Elena (guest)

7/22/2009, 7:31 PM

Hi there everyone. A couple of days ago, I was in a cemetary looking for the final resting place of my uncle when I stumbled upon a headstone with a quite interesting name of a woman. The name was Andronica. Does anyone know anything about this name? It seems pretty unique.

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- Kirke (guest) +4

7/22/2009, 9:19 PM

It's a charcter from Orlando Furioso.

Andronica is minor character in Orlando Furioso(book 15 line 81 I believe).

Also you'll recognize the similar name Andronicus from Shakespeare.

This is from a site of genealogies of noble families around the Mediterranean. You'll see at the top of the list that the eldest daughter was named Andronica.

There is also an 18th century English novel called 'Andronica or the Fugitive Bride'.

- Sofia +1

7/23/2009, 1:51 AM

And

I was about to say that it looks like a feminization of Andronicus (as in Titus Andronicus)or Andronikos (as in the five Byzantine Emperors). I believe Andronikos is still used in Greece.
And there is a female short form Donika, as well as Andronika.

ETA: I tried it on Facebooks and there were quite a few people named Andronica, Andronika, Andronikos...

BTW, where do you live? Maybe the family had Greek ancestry?

This message was edited 7/23/2009, 2:07 AM

- Elena (guest)

7/23/2009, 8:32 PM

Interesting! I live in Cleveland, Ohio. That's a possibility! There are a lot of Greek people (and many other nationalites) here. :)

- Kirke (guest) +1

7/22/2009, 9:21 PM

Oops forgot the link!

The link with the genealogy I mentioned:

http://www.genmarenostrum.com/pagine-lettere/letteraa/arianiti_comneno.html

- Elena (guest)

7/23/2009, 8:33 PM

Cool :) Thanks :)

- Dragon_Clarinet +2

7/22/2009, 7:41 PM

Sounds like a (rather icky) combo of Andrea and Veronica. That's all- not much to see here.

- Elena (guest)

7/23/2009, 8:35 PM

Ehh, I like it :D

- Kirke (guest)

7/22/2009, 9:22 PM

The name is found in history and literature. Why don't you do some research before disregarding it!

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