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I love Julia and it's underused and elegant. But Lavender strikes me as a tad twee and I also think of its surname origin meaning a launderer.
Julia Lavinia (though the endings are a bit repetitious) or Julia Levana (Levana is a Hebrew name denoting the moon) might substitute.
Julia Lavinia (though the endings are a bit repetitious) or Julia Levana (Levana is a Hebrew name denoting the moon) might substitute.
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Thanks for the suggestions! That's interesting about launderer, I didn't know that. But in looking it up from Wikipedia, I found:
The English word lavender is generally thought to be derived from Old French lavandre, ultimately from the Latin lavare (to wash), referring to the use of infusions of the plants. [4] The botanic name Lavandula as used by Linnaeus is considered to be derived from this and other European vernacular names for the plants. However it is suggested that this explanation may be apocryphal, and that the name may actually be derived from Latin livere, "blueish". [5]
So I guess it's not the bad kind of launderer! Haha. :)
Lavinia and Levena are beautiful names, but I like Lavender itself not for the sound, but for the thing, Lavender, itself. I went to a Lavender farm yesterday, actually, and learned a lot about the plant and its healing/relaxing properties, so that's what gave me the idea!
Thanks again for your thoughts!
The English word lavender is generally thought to be derived from Old French lavandre, ultimately from the Latin lavare (to wash), referring to the use of infusions of the plants. [4] The botanic name Lavandula as used by Linnaeus is considered to be derived from this and other European vernacular names for the plants. However it is suggested that this explanation may be apocryphal, and that the name may actually be derived from Latin livere, "blueish". [5]
So I guess it's not the bad kind of launderer! Haha. :)
Lavinia and Levena are beautiful names, but I like Lavender itself not for the sound, but for the thing, Lavender, itself. I went to a Lavender farm yesterday, actually, and learned a lot about the plant and its healing/relaxing properties, so that's what gave me the idea!
Thanks again for your thoughts!
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