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Forget me not
Vergissmeinnicht (Myosotis)
Die aus dem Griechischen stammende botanische Bezeichnung Myosotis für diese Gattung bedeutet „Maus-Ohr“ und bezieht sich auf die zugespitzten Blätter. Der deutsche Name, die alte Form (mit Genitiv-Objekt) für „vergiss mich nicht“, weist darauf hin, dass die Blüten als Symbol der Liebe und Erinnerung gelten. Es gibt verschiedene Legenden über die Entstehung des Namens. Einen entsprechenden Namen trägt die Pflanze auch in vielen anderen Sprachen. So trägt das Vergissmeinnicht im Japanischen den Namen 忘れな草 (wasurenagusa: Das nicht vergessende Gras); bulgarisch: незабравка (nezabravka: Nichtvergesslein). Quelle: Wikipedia
Forget me not (Myosotis)
The name was borrowed from Old French "ne m'oubliez pas" and first used in English in c.1532. Loans and translations of it can be found in most European and some non-European languages, like German "Vergissmeinnicht", Polish "Niezapominajki", Danish "Forglem-mig-ej", Dutch "vergeet-mij-nietje", Spanish "No me olvides", Russian "Незабудки", Greek "Μη με λησμονείς" (also connected to the victims of Cyprus in 1974, when the Turks invaded the island), "Esperanto "neforgesumino", Chinese "勿忘我" (Don't forget me), Korean "물망초" (勿忘草, mul mang cho), Japanese "Wasurenagusa", Hebrew "זכריני" (Zichrini), Persian "فراموشم مکن" (farâmusham nakon) Swedish "Förgätmigej", etc.
In the 15th century Germany, it was supposed that the wearers of the flower will not be forgotten by their lovers.
Legend has it that in medieval times, a knight and his lady were walking along the side of a river. He picked a posy of flowers, but because of the weight of his armour he fell into the river. As he was drowning he threw the posy to his loved one and shouted "Forget-me-not". This is a flower connected with romance and tragic fate. It was often worn by ladies as a sign of faithfulness and enduring love.
It is also told in pious legend that the Christ Child was sitting on Mary's lap one day and said that he wished that future generations could see them. He touched her eyes and then waved his hand over the ground and blue forget-me-nots appeared, hence the name forget-me-not. Source: Wikipedia
Forget me not
Vergissmeinnicht (Myosotis)
Die aus dem Griechischen stammende botanische Bezeichnung Myosotis für diese Gattung bedeutet „Maus-Ohr“ und bezieht sich auf die zugespitzten Blätter. Der deutsche Name, die alte Form (mit Genitiv-Objekt) für „vergiss mich nicht“, weist darauf hin, dass die Blüten als Symbol der Liebe und Erinnerung gelten. Es gibt verschiedene Legenden über die Entstehung des Namens. Einen entsprechenden Namen trägt die Pflanze auch in vielen anderen Sprachen. So trägt das Vergissmeinnicht im Japanischen den Namen 忘れな草 (wasurenagusa: Das nicht vergessende Gras); bulgarisch: незабравка (nezabravka: Nichtvergesslein). Quelle: Wikipedia
Forget me not (Myosotis)
The name was borrowed from Old French "ne m'oubliez pas" and first used in English in c.1532. Loans and translations of it can be found in most European and some non-European languages, like German "Vergissmeinnicht", Polish "Niezapominajki", Danish "Forglem-mig-ej", Dutch "vergeet-mij-nietje", Spanish "No me olvides", Russian "Незабудки", Greek "Μη με λησμονείς" (also connected to the victims of Cyprus in 1974, when the Turks invaded the island), "Esperanto "neforgesumino", Chinese "勿忘我" (Don't forget me), Korean "물망초" (勿忘草, mul mang cho), Japanese "Wasurenagusa", Hebrew "זכריני" (Zichrini), Persian "فراموشم مکن" (farâmusham nakon) Swedish "Förgätmigej", etc.
In the 15th century Germany, it was supposed that the wearers of the flower will not be forgotten by their lovers.
Legend has it that in medieval times, a knight and his lady were walking along the side of a river. He picked a posy of flowers, but because of the weight of his armour he fell into the river. As he was drowning he threw the posy to his loved one and shouted "Forget-me-not". This is a flower connected with romance and tragic fate. It was often worn by ladies as a sign of faithfulness and enduring love.
It is also told in pious legend that the Christ Child was sitting on Mary's lap one day and said that he wished that future generations could see them. He touched her eyes and then waved his hand over the ground and blue forget-me-nots appeared, hence the name forget-me-not. Source: Wikipedia