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Subject: Re: How about Samuelita?
Author: Fiammetta   (Authenticated as lady murasaki)
Date: February 20, 2011 at 4:17:29 AM
Reply to: How about Samuelita? by Atlanta
The diminutive -ita suffix is used in Spanish, not in Italian. In Spanish you'd have Samuelina if you wanted to say "little Samuela."

So I guess Samuelita could be a Spanish diminutive form of Samuela, but I have no idea if it's been ever used.

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