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Arabie/Araby

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JumpRope · 17/07/2014 08:47

For a girl? Like?

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puthyjip43 · 17/07/2014 08:49

It's not my cup of tea.. I like how it looks, but not the sound of it. I'd prefer arabella with the others as nicknames Smile

Hakluyt · 17/07/2014 08:51

Why?

squoosh · 17/07/2014 10:22

I’ve always like it since reading the James Joyce short story of the same name. But the Araby in that story refers to a market rather than a person and if I remember correctly the Araby market turns out to be a bit of a disappointment. So it’s probably a no from me.

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