All the mispellings of my name are so funny, I thought they deserve a thread
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All the mispellings of my name are so funny, I thought they deserve a thread. First things first, I sincerely thank each and every person that tries to write it, no matter the outcome. And some etymology: #Σταυρούλα is the female version of Σταύρος, which nowadays means cross.
The word comes from the verb ίστημι= straigthen up or stand. The Latin equivalent is staurare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stauros
And now to the mispellings. Some of them have a different meaning in Greek:
Stravoula = crοoked/cockeyed
Savroula = small lizard
Tavroula = small bull (female actually)
Savvoula = another name, female of Savvas
Some people, wanting to sound friendly (I reckon), try to abbreviate it. So today I got:
Hi Starv