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Need help with Zenouska, Pomeline and Maguy
Hi! I'm a royalty buff and recently I came across three names that I'd never seen or heard before: Zenouska, Pomeline and Maguy. Could someone give me some information about their meanings AND pronunciations?*Zenouska is the name of the British Princess Alexandra's granddaughter, but I believe the name to be of Slavic origins.*Pomeline (or Poméline or Pomeliné; I'm not sure because I've seen it spelled all three ways on internet web sites) is the third name or Princess Caroline of Monaco's daughter, Charlotte Marie Pomeline. I believe it's French.*Maguy is the third name of Princess Stephanie of Monaco's daughter, Pauline Grace Maguy. I thought it may be a pet form of Marguerite, but I'm not for certain.Thanks for any help! :o)
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Hey!
My names Pomeline and I think I can help you a bit. The name comes from one of Charlotte's ancestor from the 18th century. She was also a princess. I can't comfirm this for sure but I've made some reaserches and thats what I found. I'd appreciate if you would write back to me. Thank you!
Sincerly,
Pomeline
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I am taking a guess that "Zenouska" is a pet form of "Zena" or "Zenobia", meaning "given life by Zeus". As "ouska", "uska", etc. are known Slavic diminutives. (Annuska being a pet form of Anna, for example).I'm also going to guess that "Pomeline" is a French form of Poma, made popular the Catholic Saint Poma and meaning "apple", and derived from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of fruitfulness, Pomona.And, yes, "Maguy" is a French diminutive of "Marguerite".
For ref. See:
http://www.asiaflash.com/prenom/prenom-histoire.php?topic=2&prenom=marguerite-- Nanaea
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I read somewhere that Zenouska was named after the book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". I guess it's possible. I'm not sure where the "ouska" part comes from. I think Anouska is a reasonably common name. Maybe it is derived from there.
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