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Hello,
I'm trying to trace the origins of a female ancestor of mine, Diadema Lodusky Rice. She was born circa
1823 in either Tennessee or possibly Ireland. I'm curious about the name Lodusky. It appears as a female
first name and very, very rarely as a surname. Is it a literary reference? Is the name Diadema also a
literary reference or just a reference to a Diadem.
Thanks,
Dana
I'm trying to trace the origins of a female ancestor of mine, Diadema Lodusky Rice. She was born circa
1823 in either Tennessee or possibly Ireland. I'm curious about the name Lodusky. It appears as a female
first name and very, very rarely as a surname. Is it a literary reference? Is the name Diadema also a
literary reference or just a reference to a Diadem.
Thanks,
Dana
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"Diadema" appears to be a created name from the Latin (via Greek) work "diadem", just as you had surmised.
"Lodusky" is related to the following, 19th century, once-popular but now obsolete (in the U.S.A.) feminine names: "Ladusky", "Ludusky", "Laduska", "Loduska", "Luduska".
All of these names are variations of the more familiar "Louise ", derived from the Germanic/Swedish/Slavic forms: "Ludovika", "Ludwiga", "Ludoisia", etc.
-- Nanaea
"Lodusky" is related to the following, 19th century, once-popular but now obsolete (in the U.S.A.) feminine names: "Ladusky", "Ludusky", "Laduska", "Loduska", "Luduska".
All of these names are variations of the more familiar "Louise ", derived from the Germanic/Swedish/Slavic forms: "Ludovika", "Ludwiga", "Ludoisia", etc.
-- Nanaea
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