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Re: Lenchen
by Chrisell
9/20/2005, 6:42 PM
in reply to a message by ADT
Hmm . . . that doesn't necessarily mean there wouldn't be the odd German name. I'll have a look into it when I have time and see whether anything turns up.
♦ Chrisell ♦All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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- Chrisell   +3
9/20/2005, 6:47 PM
Ooh, look what I found . . .My hunch was pretty close: it's a German nickname for Helenahttp://www.geocities.com/jesusib/Helena.htmlHaving a princess known as Lenchen *might* explain why an unusual German name could have found its way into a more mainstream naming pool. It's tenuous, but that's the best I can come up with!
♦ Chrisell ♦All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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- Andy ;—) (guest)   +2
9/20/2005, 10:15 PM
It can be from MAGDALENA or HELENA. (nt) Andy ;—)
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- Chrisell   +1
9/20/2005, 10:33 PM
CoolI suspected it'd work for Magdalena too, but I couldn't find any evidence for it so I didn't want to say it outright :-)
♦ Chrisell ♦All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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- ADT (guest)
9/21/2005, 11:28 AM
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU.
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