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in reply to a message by Felie
It is not used at all, as far as I know. I haven't been able to find popularity data for it and I have never met anyone named this nor have I heard of anyone named this.
I doubt that anyone would want to use it in a German speaking environment. It comes from edel=noble and weiß=white and is the name of a small white flower.
I know that there's a song in The Sound of Music that is against Nazis but the edelweiß was also a symbol used by the Nazis which is why I would recommend to avoid this name.
In German speaking countries it would be seen as weird and it wouldn't be thought of as a name.
I doubt that anyone would want to use it in a German speaking environment. It comes from edel=noble and weiß=white and is the name of a small white flower.
I know that there's a song in The Sound of Music that is against Nazis but the edelweiß was also a symbol used by the Nazis which is why I would recommend to avoid this name.
In German speaking countries it would be seen as weird and it wouldn't be thought of as a name.
This message was edited 11/5/2018, 5:06 PM
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