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ok, i know i've already posted this once, but i'm hoping that now there might be somebody out there who knows:
Does anyone know the meaning of the name Minnaloushe? I know the name Minna is German and means "protection" (and is a female name), but I have not been able to find Minnaloushe on any website or in any book (yet, anyway). I believe it is a male name, judging by the Yeats poem in which I first encountered it. I really want to know if it's a real name or just a made-up one. Any help on this matter would be appreciated! or even if anyone knows some kind of meaning for "Loushe" as perhaps it's a combination of two names.
thank you,
Laura
Does anyone know the meaning of the name Minnaloushe? I know the name Minna is German and means "protection" (and is a female name), but I have not been able to find Minnaloushe on any website or in any book (yet, anyway). I believe it is a male name, judging by the Yeats poem in which I first encountered it. I really want to know if it's a real name or just a made-up one. Any help on this matter would be appreciated! or even if anyone knows some kind of meaning for "Loushe" as perhaps it's a combination of two names.
thank you,
Laura
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thank you for the suggestions :)
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Hi Laura,
I haven't heard of the name Minnaloushe, but if it's a female name it looks like a combination of Minna and Louise. In Germany combinations like that are very common (concerning Minna I just know of Minnalies and Minnalene but anyway...).
But Minna doesn't mean protection! Minna can come from Mina which is short for namnes ending with -mina (most often: Wilhelmina, which means "will" and "helmet, protection") or from names beginning with Minne- like e.g. Minnegard, which means "love" and "shelter, protection".
In the first case, Minna is just a seperate diminutive ending like names like Line, Rina etc. In the second case Minna would come from the first part of the names: Minne- which comes from the Old German word "minnja" which means "love, loving memories"
Regards, Satu
I haven't heard of the name Minnaloushe, but if it's a female name it looks like a combination of Minna and Louise. In Germany combinations like that are very common (concerning Minna I just know of Minnalies and Minnalene but anyway...).
But Minna doesn't mean protection! Minna can come from Mina which is short for namnes ending with -mina (most often: Wilhelmina, which means "will" and "helmet, protection") or from names beginning with Minne- like e.g. Minnegard, which means "love" and "shelter, protection".
In the first case, Minna is just a seperate diminutive ending like names like Line, Rina etc. In the second case Minna would come from the first part of the names: Minne- which comes from the Old German word "minnja" which means "love, loving memories"
Regards, Satu
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