LL-L "Names" 2002.01.07 (07) [E]

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From: "Selma Schepel" <selmaschepel at hetnet.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2002.01.07 (06) [E]

Dutch Henne is male (Hendrik, Heinrich, Henry) but Henna, Henneke,
Hennie
are female.
Dutch Heiltje is female (Heil, 'welfare').
Árpád is Hungarian (vielleicht: árpa =  Gerste[nkorn]).

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From: RVZSTERN at aol.com
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2002.01.07 (06) [E]

Hennie and Hiltje are (northern) Dutch names. Heine and Hielke male
names.
Hennie and Hiltje were very common names when I grew up, although Hiltje
was
then considered a bit more "old-fashioned"; I was born in 1949 and grew
up in
the north of a province called Drenthe in North East Holland, in a very
small
farmer's community where most of us had traditional regional names.
Hope this helps.

Roeliena Van Zanten , Bainbridge Island WA

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From: Sandy Fleming [sandy at scotstext.org]
Subject: "Folklore"

> From: fr.andreas at juno.com
> Subject: LL-L "Folklore" 2002.01.01 (02) [E]
>
> Hello.
>      Dawn, Saint Walburga was a real person, not just a "Saint". Her
> tomb can be visited and her bones venerated. She was the daughter of one
of
> the kings of the AngloSaxon Pentarchy (but I forget which one, sorry)
> and a Benedictine.

Concerning the name "Walburga", I'm reminded of the Anglo-Saxon
princess Sexburga, which means "Six Towns". I imagine it was
envisaged that she would inherit the six towns belonging her
family or something like that?

It's always struck me as a strange way to name a child, but does
suggest that "Walburga" might mean "Walled Town" or similar?

Sandy
http://scotstext.org
A dinna dout him, for he says that he
On nae accoont wad ever tell a lee.
                          - C.W.Wade,
                    'The Adventures o McNab'

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