Message: "first name" - Behind the Name

first name

by lnolet

4/23/2010, 11:44 AM

I am named after both grandmothers - one English/French and the other Italian (born in the Abruzzo region of Italy). The Italian grandmother and one of her sisters-in-law both were named "Anatolia". This is my middle name. My research shows that there is a "lessor" female Italian saint by this name.

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- SugarPlumFairy

4/24/2010, 3:17 PM

It's probably a feminisation of Anatole ('sunrise'). Cool meaning!

- Llewella (penguiny7)

4/23/2010, 3:08 PM

Anatolia comes from Greek for sunrise/to the east. Multiple sources confirm that when I googled it. There was a St. Anatolia, which you can also find information about if you google it.

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