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Perdita
Girl NameLiterature Origin
Meaning
Derived from Latin perditus meaning "lost". Shakespeare created this name for the daughter of Hermio
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Perdita Buchan
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Perdita Huston
Perdita Constance Huston (May 2, 1936 – December 4, 2001) was an American journalist and women's rights activist.
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