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A surname transferred from the nickname, originating as a male or female nickname. / A female given name from English.

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Precious

Proper noun

Japanese Meaning

あだ名から転用された姓 / 英語圏で使われる女性の名前

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Precious greeted every guest at the reunion, the family name itself having originated as a nickname generations ago.

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愛称に由来する姓を持つ人が同窓会で来客一人ひとりに挨拶し、その姓は何世代も前に親しみのある愛称から生まれたものだった。

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A surname transferred from the nickname, originating as a male or female nickname.

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A female given name from English.

She and Mma Ramotswe were fortunate, with their reasonably straightforward names of Grace and Precious respectively; she had contemporaries who were not so fortunate and had been saddled by their parents with names that were frankly ridiculous.

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