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[Facts] Why?
by
Seda*
(Sedalyn)
12/19/2004, 2:43 PM
Why is
Daisy
used as a nn for
Margaret
?
I've never understood that one.
I would just love an explanation.
Thanks!
-Seda*
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Miranda
(Randee15)
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12/19/2004, 2:44 PM
Marguerite's the French word for "daisy"
And since
Marguerite
's also the French form of the name
Margaret
, it wasn't hard to connect
Daisy
and
Margaret
.
Miranda
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Seda*
(Sedalyn)
12/19/2004, 3:15 PM
I didn't know that..thanks!...
*
Aphrodite
* (aka
Hattie
)
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