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I see now that it's more frequent in America (Ira Gershwin came to my mind) and that it is not strictly of English origin.
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Bela is in fact hungarian nameNoah, Jeremiah, and Joshua are probably the most well-known.
Bela is also usedlike in Bela Fleck
and Noah, Jeremiah, and Joshua are of hebrwe origin.
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well your h is silent there... so to me, it ends in "a" even with the h.
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i knowBela is in fact hungarian name
I've played my share of Bartok but you know, David is also of hebrew origin. so is it not english ?
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Nearly every Biblical name is of Hebrew origin, is it not? I recall there being some Aramaic names and some New Testament names will be Greek but Old Testament names will mostly be HebrewBela is in fact hungarian name
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The point though is not really the origin. It's if it's used in English and would sound feminine or not. I don't think someone called Jeremiah would sound like a Maria in the ears of a native English speaker.Bela is in fact hungarian name
So that's what the conversation :
Lucca in English... would it sound masculine ?
The masculine equivalent is Lucas which sounds like Lookess
Then, I mentioned that most names in A would sound feminine for English speakers..
Someone asked, are there English names that would be masculine in English..
The results came in.
It doesn't need to be of strictly English origin. I mean as mentioned, so many names used still today have much earlier origins...
here ... timeline of languages, so of course, English coming later, lots of names are borrowed from earlier.
Ancient Languages (c. 2690 BC – 500 AD)
- Egyptian (c. 2690 BC): One of the first well-documented languages, with a written record spanning over 4,000 years.
- Sanskrit (1500 BC): An ancient Indian language and one of the oldest, with records existing from this period.
- Mycenaean Greek (1450 BC): An early form of Greek, significant for its early written records.
- Aramaic (1100 BC): An ancient language with evidence of use for over 3,100 years.
- Hebrew (1000 BC): A language whose written forms date back to this period, with modern usage revived later.
- Latin (c. 100 BC): Spread from Italy and became standardized, influencing languages in Southwestern Europe.
- Farsi (Persian) (c. 500 BC): Another ancient language with significant historical presence.
- Celtic Languages: The spread of Celtic Goedelic languages to Britain began around 1000 BC.
- Germanic Languages: Angles and Saxons arrived in Britain, introducing Germanic languages and displacing native Brythonic languages around 449 AD.
- Arabic (c. 100 CE): This important language emerged around the beginning of the Common Era.
- Old English (650 CE): The earliest stage of the English language.
- Middle English (1100 CE): A period of change in the English language.
- Early Modern English (1500 CE): The language of Shakespeare, representing another shift in English.
- Late Modern English (1800 CE–Present): The stage of English used today.
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Yup and because these names are around for so long and in every christian country, they have many versions. Joshuah is Jozue in Polish and it isn't typical for male names to end with vowel.
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I once had a thought experiment, what would a person ignorant of both the bible's existence and the English language say if they were presented the name Jeremiah and asked whether they thought the name felt more masculine or feminine? I of course know both so while I couldn't get an answer I did get thinking that the old Korean transcripton of Jeremiah, 예레미아 (read: yeh-reh-mi-ah) would probably get a response leaning feminine, that got me following a rabbit hole which ended in an idea for a future story but that's a whole different thingThe point though is not really the origin. It's if it's used in English and would sound feminine or not. I don't think someone called Jeremiah would sound like a Maria
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Amanda is feminine but has “a man” in it which I have never been able to unsee tho I like the name as it belongs to one of my very best friends! Men in my family tend to call women by men’s names.. not sure where that came from!
Dad called my Mom “Mike” but her given name was “Mary “
My cousin calls his wife “Charlie” tho her name is “Milsa”
Dad called my Mom “Mike” but her given name was “Mary “
My cousin calls his wife “Charlie” tho her name is “Milsa”
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In Poland Maria is used as second name for males - for example Jan Maria. I think they do this in France too and the custom is italian. And now I don't even racall why we are talking about namesThe point though is not really the origin. It's if it's used in English and would sound feminine or not. I don't think someone called Jeremiah would sound like a Maria in the ears of a native English speaker.
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It is done in French too... but it doesn't have an "a" ending... as it would be Jean-Marie. In English, I doubt it's done but it would be Mary... So no AIn Poland Maria is used as second name for males - for example Jan Maria. I think they do this in France too and the custom is italian. And now I don't even racall why we are talking about names
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Because of skater Lucca... and long ice resurfacingIn Poland Maria is used as second name for males - for example Jan Maria. I think they do this in France too and the custom is italian. And now I don't even racall why we are talking about names
