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Bingwa Geng's first name means ice doll in Chinese. I would've been nervous naming my children that. What if she went into volleyball or something.
Bingwa Geng's first name means ice doll in Chinese. I would've been nervous naming my children that. What if she went into volleyball or something.
Ehm, I take it that none of the Russian speakers here have read the first posts... Suka is not exactly a beautiful word in Russian, so even if the nickname is for a Japanese person, it might not be the nicest when meeting a Russian. Just like the Finnish name Aho seems to be hilarious for the Japanese.
Kristi is called Yama by her peers.
Speaking of names and maybe coincidence, do y'all remember in the movie Jerry McGuire how Cuba Gooding's football character kept talking about the "kwan." Meaning luck, power, or something wonderful. Not long after that movie came a phenom skater whose name is very famous and is certainly associated with winning, power, money. I wondered where they got the "kwan thing" however it was spelled in the movie.
"Some dudes might have the coin, but they'll never have the Kwan."
Without the need for a dictionary, I can see "dottir" means "daughter" . It shows how close Icelandic (a North Germanic language) is to English (a West Germanic language).Icelandic surnames are formed from a parent's name. What's interesting is that sometimes, rather than having the father's name, they have their mother's name. In either case, -son or -dottir is added to the parent's name
Brandon Mroz' last name means "frost.' Many immigrants to the U.S. from Poland changed their name from Mroz to Frost.
Shizuka means "quiet" or "calm". I don't know if it has something to do with "cool".Shizuka Arakawa (shizzle) was called "cool beauty" by Sandra Bezic during commentary. Is that a literal translation or a skating insider nickname?
Without the need for a dictionary, I can see "dottir" means "daughter" . It shows how close Icelandic (a North Germanic language) is to English (a West Germanic language).
I took Old English in school and, you know what, I cannot remember anything I learned, not even a single word, as if I had never been in the class. I don't know what makes it so forgettable.The difference between Old English, or Anglo-Saxon (in which Beowulf was created) and Middle English (in which Chaucer wrote) is huge.
Chinese, for example.Anyone here know of any other genderless languages?
Shizuka means "quiet" or "calm". I don't know if it has something to do with "cool".
I think The Shibs fits Alex and Maya perfectly.
I So wHat is aho in Japanese?
Mathman said:I love this thread, I m amazed with Japanese names that they have a meaning, Christian names are just names
So wHat is aho in Japanese?
Stupid.