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I was watching "Steel Magnolias" today and began to wonder about the name M'Lynn. Okay, I'm wondering if it's a contraction of Madeleine/Madeline. My reasoning is that "SM" is set in Louisiana. Also, in Rebecca Welles' "Little Altars Everywhere" which is also set in Louisiana, one of Sidda's childhood friends is named M'Leine (or M'laine, not sure which).

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I was also thinking that perhaps M'Lynn could result from an endearment such as "my Lynn."

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Anyone have a clue?

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TIA