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Re: A new name for Ya all.
It sounds French - I'm sure you've heard that. I'd look it up in a French dictionary, out of curiosity. Or just "taine" - did you study French in school? Is that your given name since birth? Or did you choose it. (My original first name was Arpard, which I hated, and my family and friends called me "Arpie" when I was a boy - needless to say, that became "Art" when I was about 18.Good luck finding out about your name.
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Yes it's my given name at birth. Sounds french to me also. Letaine
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It's not a word in French - it just sounds that way, sorry.
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Quite so...Letaine does not appear as either a first OR a last name in France per Prenoms.com, and on both counts, their lists are very complete. Someone in your family may have had a good ear for French-SOUNDING names. If you want to tell folks it's French, I doubt if you'll get many skeptics.
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