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Gurli
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Danish
Etymology
From a character in a da de - play Die Indianer in England (1788) by Augustus von Kotzebue. Of uncertain origin. Explained as a mistake for Gauri, from Sanskrit "white", or as Persian for "rose".1800 Ralph Griffiths: The Monthly Review. Monthly Catalogue, Poetic and Dramatic. page 97:
Art.34. The East Indian; a Comedy. Translated from the German of Augustus Von Kotzebue.
- - - since the character of Gurli, the child of nature in this piece, bears a resemblance too close to be accidental, to a similar personage in a farce written by Kelly; that character was taken from Marmontel's Coraly, and here, heaven help us! has the imitative shadow risen again before us.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
References
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Gurliarson Gurliardóttir
Declension
Gurli Gurli Gurli Gurliar
Swedish
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Gurli.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female da:Gurli