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[Facts] Jorinda and Joringel
These are German, from Grimm's fairy tale. Any ideas what they mean?
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Jorinda / Jorinde comes from a form of George, created under the influence of girls names ending in -inde.
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Jorinda/Jorinde: perhaps a low German feminine form of Georg or Gregor.
Not sure about Joringel, it could be another form of the same thing.
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