Perdita
[pərˈdiːtə]Meaning
derived from the Latin perditus, meaning "lost"
Background Story
Perdita is a feminine given name derived from the Latin perditus, meaning "lost". Shakespeare created it for a character in his 1610 play The Winter's Tale. The name was later used for a canine character in Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Temperament
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