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ArchivesDarlene / Deorling ?
So far doing a search on Deorling brings up different results. It is old English, Deor / deore meaning beloved, ling - suffix meaning littleness. Now Deorling will come up for Darrell, while Darlene comes from OE Dearling - though elsewhere I found that deorling is the orginating source for Darlene/Darleen.
So which one is it, is Deorling m or f ?
So which one is it, is Deorling m or f ?
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There's a good chance that Deorling was not specifically male or female, any more than the descended word 'darling' is specific to males or females now. It's a generic diminutive endearment.
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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