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Help[Facts] Valmai . . .
Valmai (and its variants, Valmae, Valmay, Valmaye and Valmaie) were very popular in Australia in and around the 1930s. Most baby name sites give its origin as Welsh and its meaning as "Spring Flower". Can anyone confirm or deny that origin & meaning?
Thanks in advance :-)
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
Thanks in advance :-)
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
This message was edited 1/7/2006, 5:37 AM
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It is Welsh, but I don't know anything else...
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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Here in South Africa it seems to have been used at around the same time; my sister-in-law Valerie was almost a Valmai (or perhaps a Valmae) and she was born to Afrikaans-speaking parents in 1940. I've met a few others as well, but not many.
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