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Help[Facts] Caroline Mathilde
in reply to a message by lac
I think that Kate's explanation makes sense. If it is known that Calma was used as a nn for Caroline Mathilde in that family it was most likely used for that reason.
The Latin origine idea could have been an "educated guess" by name book authors. I did google Calmus together with other terms and could not find any evidence of it being used in Ancient times.
The Latin origine idea could have been an "educated guess" by name book authors. I did google Calmus together with other terms and could not find any evidence of it being used in Ancient times.
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Calmus was used in Medieval Latin (http://www.cognomiitaliani.org/cognomi/cognomi0003cali.htm); so the use of the feminine Calma can be done as almost sure, since the presence of women (and thus feminine names) in Medieval documents is smaller that the presence of men.
But in the case of the Scandinavian royals, the use is the indicated by Kate.
But in the case of the Scandinavian royals, the use is the indicated by Kate.
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Thanks!
good to know :)
good to know :)
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