Ginny's name

Catlady (Rita Prince Winston) catlady at wicca.net
Sun Sep 15 03:04:08 UTC 2002


No: HPFGUIDX 44031

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" wrote:

> Genevere, Iphigenia, Imogen, Eugenia, Gennara (from San Gennaro = 
> St. Januarius), Giovannia = Gianna = Ginny, Echinacea (so it's a 
> flower name!) = Chinny = Ginny, Genista ("broom plant" like 
> planta-genet), Gentiana (gillyflower) ...

Btw, gillyweed must be pronounced with a G, so it sounds like gills, 
which is what it causes a mammal to grow when going underwater, 
but gillyflower (a real word) is pronounced with a J. 





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