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Subject: Re: Ségolène
Author: Miss Claire   (Authenticated as Miss Claire)
Date: May 31, 2005 at 5:43:55 AM
Reply to: Ségolène by ISS
Ségolène (seh-goh-len), according to one of my names books, come from "segal", meaning "rye" in Celtic, or a French form of Sieglinde.

Well known in France since the first crusades (VIIIth century) - not talking about the famous, Papal ones, but the sucky, aborted ones. lol




~~ Claire ~~


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