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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?
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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?
___________________________________________________________
Current 'Z' favorites:
Zane
Zeke
Zoran
Zsolt
Zuriel
Zara
Zia
Zilla
Zora
Zoya
This message was edited 7/23/2009, 2:07 AM
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Interesting! I live in Cleveland, Ohio. That's a possibility! There are a lot of Greek people (and many other nationalites) here. :)