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Subject: Re: nyree
Author: Nanaea   (Authenticated as Nanaea)
Date: April 9, 2001 at 11:57:30 AM
Reply to: nyree by michael hayes
"Nyree" is a phonetic spelling of the New Zealand Maori name "Ngaire". www.babynames.com claims that the name means "flaxen", but other sources claim that it means "kiwi". And, of course, it was New Zealand actress Nyree Dawn Porter who made the name popular after appearing in the television production of *The Forsyte Saga*.

-- Nanaea

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