Re: HIST: The Lady Iris?

In a message dated 1/22/2006 3:16:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
jgcrump@erols.com writes:

The Hungarian word for iris is noszirom (there's a long umlaut 
over that  first "o" that my keyboard can't supply), which means, literally, 
"woman  flower".  It does not translate as "lady iris", but who knows what  
our earlier irisarians might have done when converting foreign  
nomenclatures?  


Good grief, Griff. 
 
I think it barely possible it may actually refer to the Virgin,  although I 
confess I have  a New World candidate in mind as  well.
 
But I do adore watching your mind work. Will you attend the birthday party  
for the list whenever? Is not that coming up in early February? I heard  Linda 
Mann is organizing the thing. BYOB, of course. Decorations will be  worn.
 
Cordially,
 
Anner Whitehead
Richmond VA USA   

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