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Re: Gonneke
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Which language does the -neke suffix hail from?At first glance, I see |gunaikos| (Gr. "womanly").
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The suffix Quill referred to is not so much -neke, but rather simply -ke.
This -ke is originally a Low German diminutive suffix (compare names like Anke); however, it has also been used to feminize masculine names for centuries.

This message was edited 9/19/2014, 4:47 PM

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