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[Opinions] You're not weird
by Ylva
9/30/2005, 9:35 AM
in reply to a message by Nikida
There are names of places, like Virginia, Georgia, Carolina, Adelaide, which are after a person. So they are not felt as "place names". I believe that Georgia was after King George, Carolina after King Charles, Virginia after Queen Elizabeth I (sometimes called the "Virgin Queen). Paris is actually a perons's name in Greek mythology (he was a prince of Troy).But Londen feels like a placename only. And Seattle does not even sound good. To me, it sounds very abrupt and not handsome enough to be a fn."You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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- Nikida   +2
9/30/2005, 9:43 AM
As long as I have loved the name Adelaide, I did not know it was a place. I guess I had never looked that far into the meaning. I'm glad that you mentioned that one.I knew that Paris was the prince of Troy but since it's such a popular place I only think of it as a place.
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- Ylva   +1
9/30/2005, 9:51 AM
Adelaide is a city in AustraliaBut I am sure that the city was named after a person, not the other way around. Adelaide is an old name."You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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- Chrisell
10/1/2005, 2:19 AM
It was after Queen Adelaide :-)
♦ Chrisell ♦All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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