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[Facts] Myrsine
Loxandra has mentioned this names a few times on the Opinions Board and I'd really like to know more about it, I love the sound of it.
Any idea what it means?Please vote on my names (updated frequently):
http://www.babynames.com/namelist/9619500
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Myrsine is the ancient Greek name for the myrtle plant :)
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Does it mean something in particular?
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http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=myrtleSome plant names are so old that their origins really don't have any other etymology than the association with the plant. If you go right back, it comes from a root word meaning "was bitter" (the etymology would suggest that it's very, very distantly related to names like Mara and Merari).

This message was edited 9/4/2008, 7:53 AM

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Spot-on!
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Thanks.
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Thanks, that really helpful.
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...like the English name Myrtle it means, err, myrtle plant!
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I guess the question would be about its etymology: is it morphologically related to other words (which do not mean anything like myrtle plant) in Greek or anywhere else.
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