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Re: Meaning and origin
by Pavlos aka I_Love_J-Lo (guest)
11/15/2005, 11:51 PM
in reply to a message by Becky
In good faith, I am a bit perplexed as to why anyone would name anything with a word of unknown meaning. When Mitsubishi decided to give its SUV the exotic sounding name "Pajero" it faced a major embarassment - the word means wanker in S. American Spanish. So the model in question is now now sold as "Montero" in N and S America :) But I digress.In Greece, Mariori is a common(though somewhat dated) nickname for Maria.
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Meaning and origin  ·  Becky  ·  11/15/2005, 5:15 PM
•Re: Meaning and origin  ·  Pavlos aka I_Love_J-Lo  ·  11/15/2005, 11:51 PM
•Re: Meaning and origin  ·  Cleveland Kent Evans  ·  11/16/2005, 7:24 AM
•Re: Meaning and origin  ·  Machuca  ·  11/25/2005, 8:22 PM
•aka "Malaka" in my neck of the woods :)  ·  Pavlos  ·  11/16/2005, 4:51 PM
•Re: Meaning and origin  ·  I_Love_Jesus  ·  11/15/2005, 6:14 PM
•This IS the name facts board (m)  ·  Miranda  ·  11/15/2005, 6:24 PM