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in reply to a message by Edrie
These are very interesting names!
I think first that Dezerie may be a variant of the French name DÉSIRÉE which means "desired, wished". Other variants are DESIRAE, DEZIREE and the masculine DÉSIRÉ. It's being a form of Desiree makes some sence as her father (Stephan Willett) was from Quebec and probably of French desent.
Now Edrie is a bit harder to figure out. There are several possibilities:
1. It may be a form of Audrey or Adria,
2. It could be assocciated with the Basque name Eder which means "handsome, beautiful".
3. It could be a mispelling of Edrei, a Bibical place name "1) Capital of Og, king of Bashan, not identified with certainty. 2) Unidentified town of Naphtali."
4. It could be a feminine form of Edric.
5. It could be a mispelling of Eddie which would have been acceptable in that time period for a woman, perhaps as a nickname for Edwina, Edna, or Edith.
I'm sorry I can't be more possitive on Edrie, or even on Dezerie (though my explination is likely). I hope this helps!
I think first that Dezerie may be a variant of the French name DÉSIRÉE which means "desired, wished". Other variants are DESIRAE, DEZIREE and the masculine DÉSIRÉ. It's being a form of Desiree makes some sence as her father (Stephan Willett) was from Quebec and probably of French desent.
Now Edrie is a bit harder to figure out. There are several possibilities:
1. It may be a form of Audrey or Adria,
2. It could be assocciated with the Basque name Eder which means "handsome, beautiful".
3. It could be a mispelling of Edrei, a Bibical place name "1) Capital of Og, king of Bashan, not identified with certainty. 2) Unidentified town of Naphtali."
4. It could be a feminine form of Edric.
5. It could be a mispelling of Eddie which would have been acceptable in that time period for a woman, perhaps as a nickname for Edwina, Edna, or Edith.
I'm sorry I can't be more possitive on Edrie, or even on Dezerie (though my explination is likely). I hope this helps!
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