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in reply to a message by Rosa
I prefer the forms Tomiri(toh-MEE-ree) and Tomiride(toh-mee-REE-deh).
It's so rare that I think there would be pronunciation problems. I think it's best as a middle name.
It's so rare that I think there would be pronunciation problems. I think it's best as a middle name.
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Do you have info?
Are they just different forms of Tomyris? Where did you get them from? (Sorry, just curious)
I think they look a bit better because the y in Tomyris bugs me a bit. Not really though.
Are they just different forms of Tomyris? Where did you get them from? (Sorry, just curious)
I think they look a bit better because the y in Tomyris bugs me a bit. Not really though.
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They are the forms used in Italian when speaking of the historical queen Tomyris. I suppose you could consult Italian translations of the ancient authors that mentioned her for proof(Herodotus, Cassiodorus, Strabo, and others).
This is the Italian language wikipedia page about queen Tomyris. It uses ancient sources and I find it to be accurate:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomiri
This is the Italian language wikipedia page about queen Tomyris. It uses ancient sources and I find it to be accurate:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomiri
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