Onomastics Again — Urth Net

Jim Henley11 Sep 1999, 18:04original as archived

Onomastics Again

I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me what the names Odilo, Thais and um, what'shername mean - you know, the other one. Best, Jim ***************************************** "These are the days of empty kitchens" -- Sheryl Crow

Michael Andre-Driussi11 Sep 1999, 20:34original as archived

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Jim wrote: I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me what the names Odilo, Thais and um, what'shername mean - you know, the other one.

Odilo--tenth century Abbot of Cluny who established All Souls's Day. A Teutonic name, meaning "rich." Pega--Saint Pega (died 719) was reputed to have cured a man of blindness. Thais--Saint Thais is penitent, saint, patron of fallen women or courtesans in 4th-century Christian legend. A Greek name meaning "beloved." I hope that helps. =mantis=

Jim Henley12 Sep 1999, 09:55original as archived

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I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me what the names Odilo, Thais and um, what'shername mean - you know, the other one.

Odilo--tenth century Abbot of Cluny who established All Souls's Day. A Teutonic name, meaning "rich." Pega--Saint Pega (died 719) was reputed to have cured a man of blindness. Thais--Saint Thais is penitent, saint, patron of fallen women or courtesans in 4th-century Christian legend. A Greek name meaning "beloved." I hope that helps.

That's at least two out of three, so you bet it helps. Now, if I get the LEXICON for my birthday like I asked, these kinds of things will get much simpler! Do you suppose "Pega" might be yet another Italianate diminutive of "Patricia?" Best, Jim ***************************************** "We can't be certain who the villains are cause everyone's so pretty" -- Sheryl Crow

Alex David Groce13 Sep 1999, 11:55original as archived

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There's also Anatole France's THAIS. About said courtesan, I believe, and a stylite. (I haven't actually read it myself.) "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

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Tony Ellis13 Sep 1999, 11:30original as archived

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Jim wrote: I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me what the names Odilo, Thais and um, what'shername mean - you know, the other one.

Well, I can do Thais: traditionally, that's the name of the Athenian slave\courtesan who encouraged my hero Alexander the Great to torch beautiful Persepolis at the height of a boozy three-day victory celebration. One of those incidents that his critics use to portray him as a drunken barbarian, but you can see how it could have seemed like a really good idea at the time...