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Subject: Re: Harry from Greek?
Author: Pavlos   (guest, 213.5.233.81)
Date: October 19, 2005 at 12:57:59 AM
Reply to: Re: Harry from Greek? by Cleveland Kent Evans
Indeed, the Greek version has a different etymology than the anglosaxon version.
I contemporary Greece, the fem. name Haris (or Charis)-- meaning "grace" -- is quite polular. Also Haris (male) can be related to Haralampos (or Charalampos), meaning "to shine with happiness".

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