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Help[Facts] Re: wondering to know the significance of a name
in reply to a message by Raúl
I doubt the stated relation between Xiana and Juliana. Where did the "L" of Juliana go? It is more probably related to Juana (feminine form of Juan). The change Spanish (Castillian) J (pronounced KH) to Galician X (pronounced SH) is a regular sound shift.
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