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Tell Us About Your Name!

Gervaise Wein Louix Areola-Liu

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Published: July 1, 2014 Modified: Feb. 11, 2025
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As her mom, I have always liked boy names for girls. My first name is of French origin, Givenchy so I choosed:

GERVAISE - a saint in France

- French origin name

WEIN - my husband's name is WEN CHIN & tie likes wine.

LOIIX  - French origin
- A name I've always like since gradeschool.
- X instead of S because she was born at exatly 10 pm.
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Photo taken and name story provided on June 11, 2014 at the Japanese American National Museum for Discover Nikkei’s photo activity in conjunction with the Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João? stories project.

2010s Free Family Saturday (event) names

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