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Subject: Re: origin of my maiden name
Author: Andy ;—)   (guest, 217.229.221.28)
Date: December 30, 2004 at 2:55:12 PM
Reply to: origin of my maiden name by Winkle
"Winkle" is short for "periwinkle". This can be
1. any of various edible marine gastropods having a spirally coiled shell
2. any of several Eurasian evergreen plants having trailing stems and blue flowers
The etymology of the two does not match.

Andy ;—)

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