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Ségolène Royal chosen as Socialist candidate | 56 comments (56 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Ségolène Royal chosen as Socialist candidate (none / 1)

what kind of first name is 'segolene'?

she sure is easy on the eye...

she looks like a modern, empowered role model, 4 kids and a single mum?

wow...

and other profound punditry....

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Thu Nov 16th, 2006 at 08:24:21 PM EST

Re: Ségolène Royal chosen as Socialist candidate (4.00 / 4)

it has Germanic origins :

Sèg = Sieg = victory
lène = lind (len in Swedish) = sweet

So it means Sweet Victory...

The most known French Ségolène in history (before Mme Royal) was Saint Ségolène from the Languedoc, an abbotess who "healed" lepracy.

This first name was very uncommon in France until the 90ies. About 5200 persons have been "christened" Ségolène in France since 1900...

http://www.tous-les-prenoms.com/prenoms/filles/segolene.html

notice the sharp decline after 1992

by oldfrog on Thu Nov 16th, 2006 at 09:30:26 PM EST
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Re: Ségolène Royal chosen as Socialist candidate (none / 1)

If that site is correct, she is one of only 6 persons which received this name in 1953. Anyway, she is actually Marie Ségolène Royal.

by Deni on Fri Nov 17th, 2006 at 07:17:49 AM EST
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Re: Ségolène Royal chosen as Socialist candidate (none / 0)

She comes from a family background which I would expect to use rare names: a traditionalist one, father in the military, many kids.
Gossip: she grew up not far away from my hometown, and a friend of my mother knew them, and told us the father view of a family was not of a fun loving place. His not being married, albeit her very long relationship, may be a small private rebellion...

La répartie est dans l'escalier. Elle revient de suite.

by lacordaire on Fri Nov 17th, 2006 at 07:51:16 AM EST
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