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Re: I'm looking for a name that means "little seashell" and...
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I am spanish and the only name that could mean "little seashell" that I can think of is "Conchita". Is that the one? If not are there any other clues that you can provide?
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Oh, Mike C....?Interesting that "Conchita" can have two quite different meanings like that, but I just checked it out and you were right! Conchita is a Spanish word which literally means "little seashell".Looks like Mike C. will have to revise the Conchita entry in the names data-base. :)-- Nanaea
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Hmm, that is interesting. I looked up concha and it does indeed mean "shell" in Spanish ("seashell" I presume). Conchita would mean "little seashell".However the name Concha is listed by multiple name books/websites as being a diminutive of Concepcion. No reference is made to the other meaning, which has doubtlessly had some influence. Conchita is a double-diminutive.I will make a note of that in the entry.
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oh yes!thank you! that's the one! ^-^ I'm so happy! Thanks again! It's all I wanted to know...
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So apparently my suggestion of "Chlamydia" wasn't it, then?: (
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Aw, poor Davidh! Win some, lose some. :)hee hee
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