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My parents found my name on an old grave stone so it's been difficult to track meaning. I recently found a town in southern Spain by the name. The town's name was changed to a Muslim name when they invaded in the 1460's or so. So is it Muslim, old English (was once suggested) or maybe even Italian? Any ideas of meanings? Thanks for anyone's help.
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I am no name historian, but I googled it and got some possibilities that might be starting points..
An Indian colloquial name for a type of lichen, genus Parmelia, used in perfumery and herbal medicine
A Greek goddess named Charila
good luck.
- chazda
An Indian colloquial name for a type of lichen, genus Parmelia, used in perfumery and herbal medicine
A Greek goddess named Charila
good luck.
- chazda
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Andy...
Out of simple and honest curiosity, may I ask how come you are involved, interested in etymology? Is it your hobby or do you do this for a living??
I like languages, learning about how they came to be, what words are shared among languages and why and names, of course. But I am far from being an expert. I carry on my won investigations when I find something i am interested in :o)
Hope you don't mind me being nosy,
Magia
Out of simple and honest curiosity, may I ask how come you are involved, interested in etymology? Is it your hobby or do you do this for a living??
I like languages, learning about how they came to be, what words are shared among languages and why and names, of course. But I am far from being an expert. I carry on my won investigations when I find something i am interested in :o)
Hope you don't mind me being nosy,
Magia
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Hi, Magia!
If we all weren't nosy, we wouldn't be here on the board, would we?
I'm far from being an expert, too, but I do know some languages. I am German to begin with and thus can read Dutch (fairly well). I speak English and French and read Italian (and a bit of Spanish). I studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and of course I am very much interested in the changes all those languages took throughout the centuries. - But enough of showing off!
There are very many on the board who are really good at some languages and at etymology, but very few, I'm afraid, can make a living from it. The only money I make from this is the lousy Euros I get from the newspaper for my weekly articles on first names. But if I find an editor, there might be a book from those articles, and of course this is going to be a bestseller (ha, ha!) … There will be another book coming hopefully in 2006 with shorter articles on Christian names with the stress on CHRISTIAN encluding a CD to print name cards. But no living from this either … Still it's a beautiful hobby, isn't it?
Andy ;—)
If we all weren't nosy, we wouldn't be here on the board, would we?
I'm far from being an expert, too, but I do know some languages. I am German to begin with and thus can read Dutch (fairly well). I speak English and French and read Italian (and a bit of Spanish). I studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and of course I am very much interested in the changes all those languages took throughout the centuries. - But enough of showing off!
There are very many on the board who are really good at some languages and at etymology, but very few, I'm afraid, can make a living from it. The only money I make from this is the lousy Euros I get from the newspaper for my weekly articles on first names. But if I find an editor, there might be a book from those articles, and of course this is going to be a bestseller (ha, ha!) … There will be another book coming hopefully in 2006 with shorter articles on Christian names with the stress on CHRISTIAN encluding a CD to print name cards. But no living from this either … Still it's a beautiful hobby, isn't it?
Andy ;—)
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Aaammm, wow!. You should show off left and right, 24/7. I would if I knew half of it. Latin, Greek and Hebrew... good for you!
I am native Spanish speaker, there forth I read Portuguese, Italian, little bit of French and obviously, I speak English. If I find a request on a name that i know I can find info about, I do my research and post the answer that seems the most accurate and I have messed up, once or twice, haha :op
Please, keep me posted on your out-coming material, I would love to get a copy of it. Especially the Christian Names one.
It is a professional hobby when it is handled to your level :o)
Good luck,
Magia
Ps.: my e-mail is my profile link, if you ever wish to contact me.
I am native Spanish speaker, there forth I read Portuguese, Italian, little bit of French and obviously, I speak English. If I find a request on a name that i know I can find info about, I do my research and post the answer that seems the most accurate and I have messed up, once or twice, haha :op
Please, keep me posted on your out-coming material, I would love to get a copy of it. Especially the Christian Names one.
It is a professional hobby when it is handled to your level :o)
Good luck,
Magia
Ps.: my e-mail is my profile link, if you ever wish to contact me.
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