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in reply to a message by Ylva
I looked up "gage" in the dictionary and one of the definitions said it's something used as a guarentee of good faith or something used as a symbol of a challenge to fight. Also says it's derived from French "gage", "of Germanic origin, related to 'wage' and 'wed'."
I wonder if the database just has "measure" down because of the word "gauge"/"gage"?
I don't know anything about languages, but if one of the meanings is a misunderstanding, I'd say it owuld be "hostage" or "measure". I can't see a lot of people in any culture wanting to name their daughter Hostage or Measure.
Maybe, if the meaning is really pledge, it has more to do with faith, or trust?
I wonder if the database just has "measure" down because of the word "gauge"/"gage"?
I don't know anything about languages, but if one of the meanings is a misunderstanding, I'd say it owuld be "hostage" or "measure". I can't see a lot of people in any culture wanting to name their daughter Hostage or Measure.
Maybe, if the meaning is really pledge, it has more to do with faith, or trust?
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