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[Facts] Re: Wojdan?
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I'd look at the Wikipedia talk page for Wojdan Shaherkani. They have some interesting information on the name:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wojdan_Shaherkani
Apparently it means "excitement, ecstasy".
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Interesting, thanks! I never knew how to read Wikipedia "behind the scenes" discussions like that. It looks from the Wikipedia discussion that Wijdan is the more common spelling of this name. When I google "name meaning Wijdan", a lot comes up. (Granted, who knows how valid any of those websites are, but it shows that it's a known name).But I agree with the Wikipedia commenters that her name in Wikipedia should be spelled Wojdan, because she competed in the Olympics under that spelling.Thanks!
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