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Probably they are thinking in lind(e), originally meaning "lime tree" and by extension "flexible, smooth, soft, tender" (later, it meant also "shield" because the shields were often made of lime tree wood). I can understand that somebody interprets "gentle" as extension of "tender", interpreted in a figurate sense or as a personal virtue and not in the actual material sense, but "peace" or "peaceful"? This interpretation goes far away from what I can imagine.



Lumia
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This message was edited by the author on March 20, 2009 at 2:46:30 PM

• Okay, serious confusion searching online about this name... - ConsideringEmmeline  Mar 18 2009, 7:04:01 PM
  • *** Is it related to the name... *** - ConsideringEmmeline  Mar 20 2009, 4:05:23 PM
    • Re: *** Is it related to the name... *** - Lumia  Mar 20 2009, 5:12:21 PM
      • Thank you! - ConsideringEmmeline  Mar 20 2009, 7:51:00 PM
  • Re: Okay, serious confusion searching online about this name... - Cleveland Kent Evans  Mar 18 2009, 7:52:06 PM
    • I'm German and... - Lily8  Apr 4 2009, 3:32:07 PM
    • Allegedly - Immovable  Mar 20 2009, 3:05:14 AM
      • Re: Allegedly - Lumia  Mar 20 2009, 11:54:06 AM
        • Re: Allegedly - Immovable  Mar 20 2009, 1:32:22 PM
          • Re: Allegedly - Lumia  Mar 20 2009, 2:44:58 PM
            • "peaceful" - genis  Mar 22 2009, 3:30:54 PM
              • Re: "peaceful" - Lumia  Mar 23 2009, 5:46:19 AM
              • Re: "peaceful" - Immovable  Mar 23 2009, 12:37:07 AM
              • Re: "peaceful" - ConsideringEmmeline  Mar 22 2009, 10:33:59 PM
            • tender home? - ConsideringEmmeline  Mar 20 2009, 2:58:46 PM
      • Re: Allegedly - ConsideringEmmeline  Mar 20 2009, 11:41:40 AM
    • Excellent response. Thank you. (nt) - ConsideringEmmeline  Mar 19 2009, 1:47:00 PM
      • Re: Excellent response. Thank you. (nt) - cyndi  Mar 20 2009, 1:56:23 PM