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[Facts] Cheska/Sheska
Hi! One of the characters in Fullmetal Alchemist has this name and I want to know where it comes from. My first thought was that it came from Iscah, because it used to be pronounced like "Jesca" Would I be correct in assuming this, or is there some other meaning?Thank you,
Ilana

This message was edited 9/16/2009, 11:28 AM

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Francesca, perhaps?
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It would be spelled Cesca in that case (that's indeed a nn for Francesca). I've never seen it in the spellings suggested by the OP (I'm well placed to know since Francesca happens to be my name).
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Sure; but since OP gave two possible spellings, I would guess that she had heard the name but not seen it ... and in a world filled to bursting with Makaiylahs and Darseyghs, it doesn't seem like too much of a stretch anyway.OK, I made those up. I hope!
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In Catalan, there is Xesca (nickname of Francesca), pronounced ['ʃɛskə] (SHESS-kuh), and adapted in Spanish as Chesca, pronounced ['tʃeska] (CHAYS-kah).
But, since Fullmetal Alchemist is a manga serie, the name that the OP had heard is possibly a Japanese name (or a pseudoJapanese name, that is a Japanese name adapted to suit Western sounds).
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That would make sense. I've seen it spelled both ways(in the manga and in the anime), so that's why I put both. Sorry for the confusion.~Ilana~
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