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[Facts] Re: A question about 'Desdemona'
by
Chrisell
1/23/2005, 12:08 AM
in reply to
a message by Dayna
The Ancient Greek words are
doron
("gift") and
theos
("god"), which are found in
Theodora
and
Dorothea
(for example). I can't see any way they could have been twisted to make
Desdemona
, though! Sorry I can't be of more help.
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