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by arpegea (guest)
10/22/2001, 6:21 PM
Hi- I was named after the perfume Arpege from Lanvin. The perfume is a floral type. I have emailed Lanvin several times but I get no response. The perfume was developed from a French manufacture, but some people seem to believe it has a greek base. I have been trying for years to find out what it means or where it came from. Please help! I believe that since my mother added the "a" at the end of the name, I am the only Arpegea (besides my daughter, whom I also named Arpegea). I have never heard of another person with my name. Thanks!
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- Daividh (guest)   +10
10/22/2001, 10:29 PM
With such a pleasant, distinctive name, your daughter will surely grow up to marry some handsome Brut... : p
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- Pavlos (guest)   +9
10/23/2001, 2:55 AM
...and give birth to baby Egoiste at the local maternity Clinique....
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- Nanaea   +8
10/23/2001, 4:55 AM
Evil Twins! Egoiste & Emeraude (b/g)
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- Andrea (guest)   +7
10/23/2001, 6:33 AM
LOL! Emeraude and Cinnabar (g/g):)
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- Nanaea   +6
10/23/2001, 8:04 AM
Cinnabar & Issey (g/b) I can't help it but......this picture just cracks me up:http://www.newsearching.com/photography_book/Issey_Miyake_Fashion_Memoir.html"Look! I'm got rubber arms! I am Rubber Man! Wheeeee!"
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- Pavlos (guest)   +5
10/23/2001, 8:43 AM
Issey & Gaye (g/g)
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- Nanaea   +4
10/23/2001, 8:47 AM
Gaye & Metallica (g/g)
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- Pavlos (guest)   +3
10/23/2001, 9:26 AM
Metallica & Rusty (g/b)
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- Nanaea   +2
10/23/2001, 2:39 PM
There's a rusty perfume somewhere out there? Who knew?
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- Andrea (guest)   +1
10/25/2001, 8:54 PM
...I guess we all knew.
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- Nanaea
10/26/2001, 6:15 AM
There's a Metallica perfume -- really! Metallica sued 'em.
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- Andrea (guest)   +3
10/22/2001, 9:29 PM
This is what it says at:http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/arpege.htmUsage: Like other scented signs, Arpege bypasses thinking centers of our brain and "speaks" directly to emotions through the limbic system. Combining rose, jasmine, orange blossom, and ca. 60 natural oils and extracts, Arpege is a classic consumer product for the nose. The name, derived from the Italian word, arpeggio (a musical term for playing the tones of a chord in quick succession rather than simultaneously), reflects the perfume's stratigraphic "layers" of smell.
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- Andrea (guest)
11/3/2001, 5:19 PM
Andrea-
Thank you so much! It was cool to see what you found on my name. It was really neat that you added the site as well. THANKS!
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- Nanaea
10/23/2001, 5:24 AM
Cool find, Andrea! :)
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- Pavlos (guest)
10/23/2001, 2:52 AM
Bullseye Andrea!
According to the Oxford English Disctionary, Arpeggio is derived from the Latin "arpeggiare" which means "to play on the *arpa*" (i.e. harp)!
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