Whats in a name

To:	"'Dave Torr'" <>, "'Gemfyre'" <>
Subject:	Whats in a name
From:	"Tony Russell" <>
Date:	Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:53 +0930

Means " No trees" surely.
T.

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Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 6:24 PM
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Subject: Whats in a name


Those of us (mainly I guess Poms of a certain age) who were forced to
study Latin at school quickly figured that one out!

On 26/07/07, Gemfyre <> wrote:
>
> A bit off the topic.  But I thought "Nullabor" was an Aboriginal word
> for many years.  I think many still do.  I was surprised to find that
> Jabiru was a Portugese name.
>
> Belinda
>

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