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| Subject: | Re: Morenike |
| Author: | Lumia (Authenticated as Lumia) |
| Date: | March 14, 2008 at 12:44:25 AM |
| Reply to: | Re: Morenike by Anneza |
Morenica is a Ladino word used as first name (it is very usual among 12th c.-15th c. Sephardic Jews). It comes from morena, "dark (haired or skinned)", with the diminutive suffix -ica. And it is the same in the actual Spanish (the use of the suffix -ico/-ica is very usual in Murcia, e.g., whereas in other dialects other suffixes are used: -uco/-uca, -illo/illa...).
The formal coincidence with the Yoruba Morenike is just that, a formal coincidence.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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