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in reply to a message by halfstargazer
You're welcome. I sent an email asking about this name to a friend who lives in Korea, where he teaches English as a second language to university students. Here is his reply:
I checked with the grad student in our department office and her freshman assistant. Neither one could figure out what "Hettienne" might refer to. They even tried all sorts of Internet searches -- nothing.
There IS a mythical beast called a "heatea." It's the "lion-dog" kind of animal often done up in stone that sits in front of temples and palaces and eats fire -- at least fire threatening the temple or palace.
But that's a different vowel (both syllables). So it doesn't look like it's the probable source.
I checked with the grad student in our department office and her freshman assistant. Neither one could figure out what "Hettienne" might refer to. They even tried all sorts of Internet searches -- nothing.
There IS a mythical beast called a "heatea." It's the "lion-dog" kind of animal often done up in stone that sits in front of temples and palaces and eats fire -- at least fire threatening the temple or palace.
But that's a different vowel (both syllables). So it doesn't look like it's the probable source.
This message was edited 12/15/2009, 4:06 PM
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