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From: rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: The meanings of names
Message-ID: <288@ptsfc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 31-Jan-85 20:58:33 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 31 20:58:33 1985
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In article <197@vaxwaller.UUCP> cw@vaxwaller.UUCP (Carl Weidling) writes:

>I seem to recall reading that in old New England people would give names that
>were little mottoes making complete sentences, "Charity begins at home"
>for instance.  

 A friend of mine once had a maid named Iwilla - short for
 I-will-arise-and-praise-the-lord - or something like that.
-- 
 
 rod williams
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