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[Facts] Re: What is the meaning of Exilda?
by
Merrimentina
(guest)
10/13/2003, 2:42 AM
in reply to
a message by Kara K
It's probably one of many recombined element names used by Americans between 1700 and 1950 (they're getting rare). Names like Neoma, Leoma, Teoma; Neola,
Leola
, Reola; Exie, Ivie, Imie.
It's just ex + ilda (as in
Matilda
,
Hilda
etc).
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Sabertooth
9/3/2017, 7:31 PM
Hilda
jumped out at me, too.
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