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Show " Whats in a Name?" I 1 "" FACTS about y'our name; it's nistorj; " """ 1 I MILDRED meaning; wbence it was derWed; sigrufi- 1 MARSHALL " cance; your lucky day and luckj jewel j have na equivalent Lolette. Caroline, the form from which our own Una Is probaWy most often derived, was popular In Germany and was brought to England by the wife of George II, who gave It vogue among the nobility. The lovely mysterious Inpls lazuli Is the tallsmanlc stone assigned to Lena. It promises her freedom from danger and disease; Indeed, it Is said to be a cure for fevers. Friday Is her lucky day and 5 her lucky number. The morning glory of contentment Is her flowier. iCopyrlght.) O LENA LENA or Llna, as It Is frequently spelled, is one of the most conflicting con-flicting of feminine names. Etymologists Etymol-ogists find It derived from the same source as Helen and also discover it through the evolution of Charlotte. Vho shall say which Is correct 1 It is not difficult to understand how Lena or Llna came to be a extraction extrac-tion of Helena, but preference is generally gen-erally given to the theory that Llna Is the correct form and that Us real course Is Identical with the great Kail j ct the Franks who wus the forefather j of the feminine Charlotte. ! Charlotte of Svoy, who nnr'-IH Louis XI, Introduced her name to French royalty, whence It traveled julckly to Germany. There It changed I form, becoming first Lettclien, then Caroline, and finally Llna. Meanwhile Charlotte d'Albrst of France, who wus given In marriage Into the House of Trcmoullle, was responsible for the brave Lady Derby carrying It Into England. The queen of George HI, bringing the name from Germany, established es-tablished In England thc popularity of the diminutive Llna. The Spanish moke Loin from the contracted form of Charlotte or Cur-lota, Cur-lota, as they call her, and the French |
