Re: "Chaffinch" in other languages, as surname etc.

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From: Nicola Nobili
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:50

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> What do you think of the hypothesis that the name of the bird was given
> as a surname originally to someone who could sing very nice?

    In Italian, I think it is unlikely. When someone sings beautifully, we
say that s/he sings like a nightingdale.
    Ciao,
            Nicola

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Multa non quia difficilia sunt non audemus, sed quia non audemus sunt
difficilia (Seneca).
[it, en, ru, es, (fr, pt, la, zh, ar)]

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