If the name “Naomi” can occur independently in Hebrew and Japanese, it’s probably been popping up regularly since the beginning of language.
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DoubleDongle@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I just like to imagine there was a real person called Unga Bunga though. It seems statistically likely. Or some guy named, like, Andrew or something, but with absolutely no linguistic ties to any of the modern name’s roots, like it arose independently more than once.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 day ago
“Long” is interesting. It’s an English surname, but there’s also Chinese people called “Long” as it means “Dragon”
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
FYI: 龙 is not pronounced “long” lmao
you do not pronunce the pinyin as if it were an English word
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 day ago
It’s got different tones, I know that
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
None of the 4 tones of the pinyin “long” even sound like “long” in English. I mean the “o” does not represent the same sound.
Sorry if I sound like I’m trying to start a debate for no reason, but as a native Mandarin speaker, it kinda triggers my OCD xD
solidheron@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Lol like Andrew meant star puncher in ancient language that no tale or legend can recall.
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It used to mean “land exploder” in the before-times.