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in reply to a message by Remodel
It looks like a form of Geneva to me, perhaps Geneva influenced by the city name Genoa. Both Geneva and Genoa probably have the same etymological source, as seen on these pages: http://snipurl.com/df76 (Geneva), http://snipurl.com/df77 (Genoa).
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
!!!!!!!!!! ← Maud, John, Alice, Peter, Emma, Edith, Lewis, Henry, Isabel, and Joseph
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
!!!!!!!!!! ← Maud, John, Alice, Peter, Emma, Edith, Lewis, Henry, Isabel, and Joseph
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I don't know if this helps, but in Spanish, we pronounce the city's name "Génova", and the "g" has a sound similar to our "j".
The original Italian is "Genova", with the "ge" having kind of a "zh" sound like in the French word "jour".
I am not an expert on etymologies, though... but perhaps that will set somebody on the right track?
The original Italian is "Genova", with the "ge" having kind of a "zh" sound like in the French word "jour".
I am not an expert on etymologies, though... but perhaps that will set somebody on the right track?
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