d by this name.
Artaros. Sacki.
Culvato (Claude). Spysell.
Divervus. Spico.
Lasho, _i.e._, Louis.
Vesuvius. I do not know whether any child was actually called by this
burning cognomen, but I remember that a gypsy, hearing two gentlemen
talking about Mount Vesuvius, was greatly impressed by the name, and
consulted with them as to the propriety of giving it to his little boy.
Wisdom. Loverin.
Inverto. Mantis.
Studaveres Lovel. Happy Boswell.
FEMININE NAMES.
Selinda, Slinda, Linda, Slindi. Delilah.
Mia. Prudence.
Mizelia, Mizelli, Mizela. Providence.
Lina. Eve.
Pendivella. Athaliah.
Jewranum, _i.e._, Geranium. Gentilla, Gentie.
Virginia. Synfie. Probably Cynthia.
Suby, Azuba. Sybie. Probably from Sibyl.
Isaia.
Richenda. Canairis.
Kiomi. Fenella.
Liberina. Floure, Flower, Flora.
Malindi. Kisaiya.
Otchame. Orlenda.
Renee. Reyora, Regina.
Sinaminta. Syeira. Probably Cyra.
Y-yra or Yeira. Truffeni.
Delira, Deleera. Ocean Solis.
Marili Stanley. Penelli. Possibly from Fenella.
Britannia.
Glani. Segel Buckland.
Zuba. Morella Knightly.
Sybarini Cooper. Eza.
Esmeralda Locke. Lenda.
Penti. Collia.
Reservi. This extraordinary name was derived from a reservoir, by which
some gypsies were camped, and where a child was born.
Lementina. Casello (Celia).
Rodi. Catseye.
Alabina. Trainette.
Dosia. Perpinia.
Lavi. Dora.
Silvina. Starlina.
Richenda. Bazena.
Marbelenni. Bena.
Ashena. Ewri.
Vashti. Koket.
Youregh. Lusho.
GYPSY STORIES IN ROMANY, WITH TRANSLATION.
MERLINOS TE TRINALI.
"Miro koko, pen mandy a rinkeno gudlo?"
Avali miri chavi. Me 'tvel pen tute dui te shyan trin, vonka tute
'atches sar pukeno. Shun amengi. Yeckorus adre o Lavines tem sos a boro
chovihan, navdo Merlinos. Gusvero mush sos Merlinos, buti seeri covva
yuv asti kair. Jindas yuv ta pur yeck jivnipen adre o waver, saster adre
o rupp, te o rupp adre sonakai. Fino covva sos adovo te sos miro. Te
longoduro fon leste jivdes a bori chovihani, Trinali sos lakis nav.
Boridiri chovihani sos Trinali, buti manushe seerdas yoi, buti ryor
purdas yoi adre mylia te balor, te ne kesserdas yeck haura pa sar lender
dush.
Yeck divvus Merlinos lias lester chovihaneskro ran te jas aduro ta
latcher i chovihani te pessur laki drovan pa sar lakis wafropen. Te pa
adovo tacho divvus i rani Trinali s
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