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Perdita is a feminine given name derived from perditus, meaning lost.It was used by William Shakespeare for an abandoned princess, the heroine of his 1610 play The Winter's Tale, and for a canine heroine of Dodie Smith's 1956 book The Hundred and One Dalmatians and the Walt Disney Pictures 1961 film adaptation of the book, One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Later on, it is revealed that Perdita is the princess of Sicily, and Perdita is reunited with her father and mother. She had lived her life thinking she was one person, and found out she was another. She had only known the life of a simple girl. Leontes and Polixines reconcile, and both approve of Florizel and Perdita's marriage.
Robinson, disregarding her previous associations with the nickname "Perdita", meaning "lost one", soon became distinguished for her poetry and was reclassified as "the English Sappho" by the English public. During her 25-year writing career, from 1775 until her premature death in 1800, Robinson produced an immense body of work.
The study of ancient Greek personal names is a branch of onomastics, the study of names, [1] and more specifically of anthroponomastics, the study of names of persons.There are hundreds of thousands and even millions of individuals whose Greek name are on record; they are thus an important resource for any general study of naming, as well as for the study of ancient Greece itself.
"Lost One" is the second single from Jay-Z's comeback album Kingdom Come. It was released on November 21, 2006, and peaked at No. 58 on Billboard Hot 100 . Its music video was released on December 4, 2006, Jay-Z's 37th birthday and notably features the rare concept car Maybach Exelero .
Tyler. Another name that exploded in popularity during the 1990s, Tyler is an English name with a literal meaning: "maker of tiles." In the 1990s, just over 262,000 Tylers were born in the United ...
Another name meaning “dawn,” this one has Greek origins and ties to a mythological winged goddess. 16. Pratibha. This beautiful Hindu Sanskrit name rolls off the tongue and boasts meanings of ...
"A name that gives thanks sends a dual message to a child: it’s a reminder to be grateful and appreciate the good in life, and that the child herself is a blessing to his or her family."