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[Facts] Re: Pron. of Ligia
by
Cleveland Kent Evans
(clevelandkentevans)
1/26/2007, 10:03 AM
in reply to
a message by Haven
With that pronunciation, she is probably of Hispanic descent.
Ligia
is found in
Diccionario de Nombres de Personas
by
Jose
Albaiges Olivart, where it says that it's from Greek
Lygios
, meaning "flexible, docile", or
Lygys
, meaning "melodious".
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