Lalage

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The pied triller (Lalage nigra)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαλαγή (lalagḗ, “prattle”).

Proper noun

Lalage f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Campephagidae – the trillers.

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek λᾰλᾰγή (lalagḗ, “to prattle”).

Proper noun

Lalage

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 1969, John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Penguin, published 1981, →ISBN, page 359:
      "What's her name?"
      "Lalage." She pronounced it as a dactyl, the g hard. Still she could not raise her eyes. " Mr Rossetti approached me one day in the street. […] He himself proposed the name. He is her godfather." She murmured, "I know it is strange."

Usage notes

  • Used in poetry and literature, but rare in the real world.

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