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Cosette and Atticus
I wonder if Cosette was used before Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables?And if the name Atticus was used before Harper Lee's novel? It is said that Atticus is a Latin name so it should be some record of it."You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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Sorry for repeat posting: this is the correct oneAtticus (latin for of Attikos) < Attica (the state to which Athens belongs) < atthikos < athikos < Athenai (Athens)< Athena (Goddess of wisdom)!
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The etymology of Atticus...Atticus (latin for of Attikos) < Attica (the state to which Athens belongs) < atthikos
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