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HelpRe: Edelweiss as a name?
in reply to a message by Constant
It's by no means unknown here in South Africa, where German used to be widely taught in schools. And the meaning used to appeal to a certain kind of parent, back in the days of apartheid. I've known a couple - they tend to shorten it to Edel - but the political history of it makes it the reverse of intriguing.
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Interesting, since the Afrikaners were Dutch, I usually think of Dutch rather than German in connection with apartheid. Evil people tend to ruin everything even something as simple as the name of a flower. Thanks for letting me know. Were other names that have white within their meaning like Blanche, Albus, and Whitney also misused?
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