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Another original name (anagram of "Paradise")
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Other anagram of "Paradise" and an etymology.- A despair
- Ape raids
- Rapid sea
- Reap aids
- A sea drip
- Sad, I reap"Paradise" is derived from the Old Persian "pairidaeza" meaning "an enclosed park/orchard/playground". The word was adopted in Greek by Xenophon ("paradeisos") and kept the original meaning. The religious connotations came centuries later.
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Cool anagrams -- and especially cool etymology! :)-- "Ariane Pasadena"
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