# Names

*The Whorl list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 15 Apr 1997*

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### Alice Turner
*15 Apr 1997, 12:13*

I concur with mantis that Keef in its Malaysian form works fine as a
Vironese male name. It's the way I invariably refer to the Hon. Mr.
Richards. (So does he!)

I don't think Ma'at would be right, though, witty as its derivation is. The
three parts of a feather are the pin, shaft and vane. Vane might be
interesting, though almost too close. Quill is taken. Plume? Tuft? Fluff?

-alga-

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