Salvete! Novus homo sum!

Alors, one never knows! Are plenty of people called Victoria Agnusque :smiley:

;D :smiley: Hehe. Yes, it would be Haverstock in the English. Isn’t Latin great?!

I think it’s neat that my name ends with an “a”-I can already decline it! I can’t decline Colette’s yet; I’m not that advanced. :cry: However, I will be soon!

Keesa

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I think it’s neat that my name ends with an “a”-I can already decline it! I can’t decline Colette’s yet; I’m not that advanced. :cry: However, I will be soon!

Keesa
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Well, first Colette will have to decide on a name! Coletta perhaps?

Now, I could decline Coletta…at least, up through the ablative. I think Dr. D’Ooge promised me that that was the last of the cases in the A-declension, but I’m always worried that he’s going to throw another one at me…the dative and the ablative? I never knew they existed. ;D

Keesa

Edit:

Actually, I can decline the Latin form of her name; Colette is a form of an old French (I think tis French…I might have to check my linguistic history there…) word that means “little girl”, and the Latin for little girl (Puella Parva) just happens to be in the A-declension… :smiley:

The true equivalent of “Coletta” would actually be puellula, since “Coletta” is a diminutive. Diminutive pretty much means the same thing, but has a nuance of affection.

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The true equivalent of “Coletta” would actually be puellula, since “Coletta” is a diminutive. Diminutive pretty much means the same thing, but has a nuance of affection.
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I can decline that, too!

There are days (many of them!) that I’m very glad to have a really weird name ending in a -y… You can’t decline “Kilmeny”, either, and since no one that I know of has ever been able to come up with a meaning for it, that’s out of the question, too! The joys of being indeclinable!

Kilmeny

“Kilmeny” is certainly a beautiful name. It almost sounds more Gaelic than Canadian, but what do I know? I’ve only just started Gaelic…although, I read a lot of fantasy with Celtic influences. Does that count? :smiley:

Keesa