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The meaning of purde
by Purde (guest)
10/1/2001, 2:36 AM
hello,
my name is Purde.Im from Indonesia and my ethnic background is West Sumatra and Centre of Java.Im Female.Please help me to find the meaning of my name thanks
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- Pavlos (guest)   +2
10/1/2001, 8:55 AM
Cha-cha-chadorThis is a long-shot:
Maybe Purde is related to "Purdah", (
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- Pavlos (guest)   +1
10/1/2001, 8:58 AM
(continued)Maybe Purde is related to "Purdah", (from Urdu and Persian "Pardah"), namely a veil or curtain designed to hide women from drooling men and strangers. The fact that teh prevailing religion in Indonesia is Islam may lend some credence to this approach :)
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- Cha-cha chador (guest)
10/2/2001, 10:42 PM
well thanks Pavlos
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