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I thought that might be the meaning, but I'd never heard Calma or Calmus used as names before. Are these names at all common in Sweden?
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Caroline Mathilde
I think that Kate's explanation makes sense. If it is known that Calma was used as a nn for Caroline Mathilde in that family it was most likely used for that reason.
The Latin origine idea could have been an "educated guess" by name book authors. I did google Calmus together with other terms and could not find any evidence of it being used in Ancient times.
I think that Kate's explanation makes sense. If it is known that Calma was used as a nn for Caroline Mathilde in that family it was most likely used for that reason.
The Latin origine idea could have been an "educated guess" by name book authors. I did google Calmus together with other terms and could not find any evidence of it being used in Ancient times.
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Calmus was used in Medieval Latin (http://www.cognomiitaliani.org/cognomi/cognomi0003cali.htm); so the use of the feminine Calma can be done as almost sure, since the presence of women (and thus feminine names) in Medieval documents is smaller that the presence of men.
But in the case of the Scandinavian royals, the use is the indicated by Kate.
But in the case of the Scandinavian royals, the use is the indicated by Kate.
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Thanks!
good to know :)
good to know :)
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They are very uncommon. There are 23 women named Calma and 0 men named Calmus in Sweden.
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