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[Surname] Maitlis
Until she quit the BBC, I loved Emily Maitlis when she was on Newsnight. I can't find Maitlis here. Anyone know it's meaning? During her time on Newsnight, I loved her and wished I'd hug and kiss her but since she quit, I have stopped watching Newsnight and though I still love her in most of the videos of her on YouTube, I have now dropped her from my most loved celebrities as I doubt if she'll ever appear on screen on any channel.
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According to the Guggenheimers' Jewish Family Names and Their Origins, Maitlis is derived from Middle High German meit 'girl, virgin, maid'. Variants include Maiteles, Maiteless, Maitles.
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A mystery to me too, though I note what is, to me, a Lithuanian appearance.
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