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Re: Request: Names with a long history but obscure etymology
Paralee is quite similar to Alafair in being a female name that's been used in the Southern USA for a couple of centuries without people being able to track down its origin.Aikaterine, the original form of Katherine, really has an unknown origin though there are lots of guesses.
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Mary/ Maria and other forms of it.

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