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HelpRe: Edelweiss as a name?
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Okay I was only thinking of it in terms of plants
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Fwiw, I don't think the meaning's one-dimensional. It's associated with ruggedness/bravery/nobility because it grows in harsh alpine regions, and it's not unusual for white flowers to be associated with purity (like daisies, white roses, white lotuses, white tulips, etc, are). And it was once a symbol of anti-Hitler youth (Edelweiss Pirates)...there was also an anti-Nazi group called White Roses, coincidentally.
But also it's been a military badge, including in the German military, so it has varying nationalistic and elite type connotations all around the Alps, probably.
But also it's been a military badge, including in the German military, so it has varying nationalistic and elite type connotations all around the Alps, probably.
This message was edited 2/8/2022, 1:44 AM
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