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Re: Jr. V Yr.
And the only use of The Younger that springs to my mind is the two Plinys, the Elder and the Younger; they were uncle and nephew, not father and son, which might be significant?Once I knew a woman named Maria Elizabeth Helena who was known as Marelna (ma-REL-na); she named her daughter Marelna, just like that, not even a middle name for variety, and announced her intention of referring to the child as Little Marelna to avoid confusion ...
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