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ArchivesRe: Charmaine, Romola and Antonina
in reply to a message by MJ
The title character in the George Elliot novel is ROH moh la.
Charmaine has the original meaning of a singer or, I suppose, a song-maker. But the parents who choose it for their daughters would be more likely to look at the first 5 letters ... and who is to say that this meaning is not a valid one?
Charmaine has the original meaning of a singer or, I suppose, a song-maker. But the parents who choose it for their daughters would be more likely to look at the first 5 letters ... and who is to say that this meaning is not a valid one?
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