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Hi my best friend had twins and have named them Navarre (pronounced Na-var) and Isabeau (Isa-Beau)
They are getting christened in Jan 2006 and i am to be God mother. Id really like to be able to make something with the meaning of their names for them.
is there any way someone can help.
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Isabeau is an old french form of Isabelle if you do a search you will find we have talked about this name before
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/dosearch.php?board=gen&terms=ISABEAU&operator=OR&in_subject=1&in_message_1&when=all
Navarre is I think an area in Spain
http://www.red2000.com/spain/region/r-navar.html
also see
Though I cant Guarentee this info is correct
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navarre
scroll down and look under History kingdom of Navarre
here it says
The name "Navarre" derives from nava a common name for a flat valley surrounded by hills (compare Las Navas de Tolosa) and Basque herri, a region or country.
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Paula

This message was edited 12/21/2005, 4:53 AM

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