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Re: Merula Silvia
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Cleveland Kent Evans
(clevelandkentevans)
2/16/2010, 3:41 PM
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a message by Just Jonquil
Personally I would guess that this is the Latin word for "blackbird" used as a given name, adopted by some learned parents as an alternative for
Merle
when that French word for "blackbird" first became popular as a female name in England.
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Merula Silvia
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Just Jonquil
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2/16/2010, 1:44 PM
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Re: Merula Silvia
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Murasaki
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2/17/2010, 9:54 AM
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Re: Merula Silvia
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Cleveland Kent Evans
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2/16/2010, 3:41 PM
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Re: Merula Silvia
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Just Jonquil
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2/17/2010, 6:27 AM