Gurli

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

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Gurli
Accusative	Gurli
Dative	Gurli
Genitive	Gurliar

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Gurli c (genitive Gurlis)

a female given name, equivalent to Danish Gurli

[1] 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.

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