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Re: Any info on Mashka?
Masha is a Russian diminutive of Maria, and the -k- looks as if it would make it a double diminutive. Of course, Megan and Maria aren't related at all, but perhaps your great-grandmother just used an affectionate nickname form of a name she was familiar with that started with M.Did the old lady really dislike the English language? How inconvenient for her! At least she loved your sister.
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