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Gender Feminine
Usage Theatre, Danish, Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Other Forms FormsGurly, Gørli
Meaning & History
The name of a character in the 1788 or 1790 German play Die Indianer in England (The Indians in England) by Augustus von Kotzebue, explained as either a mistake for Gauri (meaning "white" from Sanskrit) or as the Persian for "rose" (compare Gol). This name has been used in Sweden since 1823 and in Norway since 1870.