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Danish
Etymology
From a character in a German play Die Indianer in England (1788) by Augustus von Kotzebue. Of uncertain origin. Explained as a mistake for Gauri, from Sanskrit "white", or as Persian for "rose".[1]
Proper noun
Gurli
- a female given name
References
- ^ 1800 Ralph Griffiths: The Monthly Review. Monthly Catalogue, Poetic and Dramatic. page 97:
- Art.34. The East Indian; a Comedy. Translated from the German of Augustus Von Kotzebue.
- - - - since the character of Gurli, the child of nature in this piece, bears a resemblance too close to be accidental, to a similar personage in a farce written by Kelly; that character was taken from Marmontel's Coraly, and here, heaven help us! has the imitative shadow risen again before us.
Faroese
Proper noun
Gurli f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Gurli: Gurliarson
- daughter of Gurli: Gurliardóttir
Declension
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singular
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| indefinite
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| nominative
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Gurli
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| accusative
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Gurli
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| dative
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Gurli
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| genitive
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Gurliar
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Swedish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gurli c (genitive Gurlis)
- a female given name, equivalent to Danish Gurli