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Re: Names invented by poets/playwrights/authors
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I read that Lord Byron invented the name Medora (which hasn't been used much for many decades as far as I know). I'm not certain it's true, but I've seen instances of the first name and no other etymologies.- chazda
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oh, and..Cedric- chazda
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Another male nameThanks, now I know two: Cedric and Dorian."You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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