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Iselin and Py
I'm looking for the origin and meaning of these two girls' names:1) Iselin - very popular name in Norway (at number 81 in 2001). Alternative spelling: Iselinn. Pronunciation: EEselinn.2) Py - quite rare name in Sweden (there are only 117 persons with that name in the country). Pronunciation: pyy (the yy is pronounced like a French U or a German Ü)Has anyone any information about those names??
Thanks in advance!
Satu
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Py doesn't mean anything at all. People who have called their children this, have just liked the sound this syllable produces. It has been used as a kind of hypochoristic "pet"-name for some time, and in recent years one has also begun using it as an official ("real") name.
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Hej Ålefeskarn (fiskat några ålar idag?) ;-)Thanks for the Py-information. So if it doesn't mean anything, it's not so astonishing that I didn't find anything!Ha det bra!
Satu
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Found the answer for Iselin!Iselin/Iselinn are Norwegian versions of the name Isleen which comes from the Celtic name Aisling.
Satu
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Hej Judith.Yes, I saw your post on that other forum. Good thing that you found it.Ha' de'."När som Brofjorden svallar och brusar...."
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;-)
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