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[Opinions] Re: Arusha
by Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)
3/28/2006, 1:42 PM
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Ari, Roo/Ru, Rushie, Rusha, Aru, Ash, Asha, Ashie, etc.I much prefer Jerusha and Aretha to Arusha, which sounds like an odd mix of the two to my ears.Array

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- Bear
3/28/2006, 2:01 PM
I second the suggestions of Jerusha.It's a name with history behind it.
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- Link (guest)   +3
3/28/2006, 1:49 PM
I like Asha, thanks. Arusha is actually a place name in Tanzania, (where my husband and I got engaged) so I'm sure it wouldn't be a familiar sound to too many people. I've never heard of Jerusha though, it's nice, but too similar to Jerusalem to me.
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- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)   +1
3/28/2006, 3:18 PM
In case you didn't know: according to Adrian Room's African Place Names, the city of Arusha was named after the Arusha tribe, but the meaning of the tribal name is unknown.
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- Link (guest)
3/28/2006, 3:32 PM
I didn't know that, Thanks!
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- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)
3/28/2006, 1:55 PM
That's a nice reason to use it--I appreciate the name more, now that I know where it's from and why you'd consider it. :)Array

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