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The title, obviously, is not the point of the message. So sorry. :-)
Anyway, behindthename.com does not list my name (Gwenhwyfar) as I spell it, even though that's the proper origin. If you try and find the etymology of it the way I spelled it, they claim it is not in their database, and give you various other spellings of it (i.e.-Guinevere) and history and whatnot. I just think that's odd. I'm looking for other people's opinions. Thanks.
Anyway, behindthename.com does not list my name (Gwenhwyfar) as I spell it, even though that's the proper origin. If you try and find the etymology of it the way I spelled it, they claim it is not in their database, and give you various other spellings of it (i.e.-Guinevere) and history and whatnot. I just think that's odd. I'm looking for other people's opinions. Thanks.
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Is it a Welsh name? It seems to be like that? You should find a book that specifically deals with Welsh names.
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Since we're quoting t-shirt messages...
my current favorite is "Plays Well With Self"
my current favorite is "Plays Well With Self"
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My current favorite is...
WWJD?
(What Would Judas Do?)
WWJD?
(What Would Judas Do?)
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Funkin' Gonuts
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I've lost my virginity. Can I have yours?
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LOL :) :)
Back in doldrum years of the early 1990s, when I lived in the US, I wore a really *cruel* t-shirt:
NO, I DONT HAVE A QUARTER
Back in doldrum years of the early 1990s, when I lived in the US, I wore a really *cruel* t-shirt:
NO, I DONT HAVE A QUARTER
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My fave is "I love animals, they are delicious!!!"
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A couple (one I actually saw as a t-shirt, one I'm hoping to create)
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat? (this is the one I saw)
If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons? (the one I'd like to make/have made)
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat? (this is the one I saw)
If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons? (the one I'd like to make/have made)
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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Well...(m)
If you look under the name Guinevere, it says "from the Old Welsh whatever Gwenhwyfar, which is composed of gwen and hwyfar etc. etc." A lot of times Mike C. seems to simply list the original form of the name in with the most common close variant if the original is very very ancient and/or obsolete.
I happen to think that Gwenhwyfar, being the most authentic and most Welsh form of the name, is absolutely lovely....but since other entries similar to this situation do not have separate entries, I think I would recommend being content with having it listed under Guinevere as the original source of the name.
If you look under the name Guinevere, it says "from the Old Welsh whatever Gwenhwyfar, which is composed of gwen and hwyfar etc. etc." A lot of times Mike C. seems to simply list the original form of the name in with the most common close variant if the original is very very ancient and/or obsolete.
I happen to think that Gwenhwyfar, being the most authentic and most Welsh form of the name, is absolutely lovely....but since other entries similar to this situation do not have separate entries, I think I would recommend being content with having it listed under Guinevere as the original source of the name.
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