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[Facts] Afton...
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Lily
(guest)
12/1/2004, 7:50 AM
What does it mean and where does it come from ?
Thanks
#Afton
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Satu
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12/1/2004, 1:40 PM
Hi
Lily
,
Afton is the name of a river and a place name in southern Scotland, but I don't know what it means. The only meaning I could find was that it _probably_ means "river" (no language given...).
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Satu
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Elinor
(guest)
12/4/2004, 2:42 PM
The meaning "river" or "river town" would make sense, since "
Afon
" is river in Welsh?
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Miss Claire
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12/1/2004, 11:00 AM
Maybe a form of
Ashton
?
This message was edited 12/1/2004, 11:01 AM
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Miranda
(Randee15)
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12/1/2004, 12:07 PM
No, it's not
I don't know what Afton means, but it's almost certainly not a form of
Ashton
. That much I do know.
Miranda
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Charlie
(Charlie Blue)
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12/1/2004, 12:16 PM
Afton is the Swedish word for "evening".
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Caprice
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12/2/2004, 6:09 AM
Yup, but it's mostly used in poetry (nm)
nm
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Charlie
(Charlie Blue)
12/2/2004, 2:52 PM
Oh. I guess that info makes Afton more great, I would believe.
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