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From: "Patrick Black" <>
Subject: RE: [KER] Re: IRL-KERRY-D Digest V02 #140
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:55:11 +0100
In-Reply-To: <70.1eb2a737.2a48cea7@aol.com>


Mimi,

Actually, it just means "born", and it comes from the French, naitre,
meaning to be born.

And no, it isn't a stupid question - it's not obvious, and when my schoolboy
French runs out I rely on my linguist wife and daughter for these things.

As someone once said, "The only stupid question is the one you didn't ask"
!!!

All the best,

Patrick
Cumbria, UK


>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [mailto:]

>> Hate to be stupid and ask a question everyone but me probably knows the
>> answer to BUT----
>> What is "Nee" short for? I know it means birth surname but why 'Nee"?
>> Mimi


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