turnipjs@lemmy.ml to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agodemon named racecarlemmy.mlimagemessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
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minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoPeople named Lana: 😒 People named Kcidymkcus: 😏
minus-squareѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρє@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoI know a guy whose actual name is Anal. It means fire in our native language lol. Not a nice name to have when you’re (unfortunately) in the US.
minus-squareѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρє@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-27 months agoBangla. But it’s a loan word from Sanskrit (i.e. Tatsama), so it’s the same in many north Indian languages as well. I don’t think it’s used as a name outside of Bengal, though. (It’s pronounced like Awnawl in Bangla, and Awnawlawh in Sanskrit.)
minus-squarehelpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoPoor kid, hope he got it changed
minus-squareѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρє@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoNot a kid. Also, I think he’s fine with it. He grew up in India, so it wasn’t a big deal.
minus-squarehelpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoMy bad, I missread your comment. I though he was raised in an English school, and had to deal with the translation growing up.
People named Lana: 😒
People named Kcidymkcus: 😏
I know a guy whose actual name is Anal. It means fire in our native language lol. Not a nice name to have when you’re (unfortunately) in the US.
What language is that?
Bangla. But it’s a loan word from Sanskrit (i.e. Tatsama), so it’s the same in many north Indian languages as well. I don’t think it’s used as a name outside of Bengal, though. (It’s pronounced like Awnawl in Bangla, and Awnawlawh in Sanskrit.)
Poor kid, hope he got it changed
Not a kid. Also, I think he’s fine with it. He grew up in India, so it wasn’t a big deal.
My bad, I missread your comment.
I though he was raised in an English school, and had to deal with the translation growing up.