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HelpRe: Fake Etymology
in reply to a message by Rachel Shaina
1. I don’t think it’s valid. A lot of words sound similar, but an etymology derives from a specific source. Emmalee doesn’t come from the Arabic, it’s just a variant of Emily “rival.”
2. Just for fun, I kind of do this with my own name. My Hebrew name is Kadan, meaning grape hyacinth, and it sounds like my English name. So I sometimes think of that meaning when considering “what my name means.” I do realize Cayden is just an invented name, though.
3. Leopold — “coastal lion,” literally “lion that stalks the polders,” referring to reclaimed land in the Netherlands. It is a traditional Dutch name. :)
*previously posted as summitseeker*
--hike more / worry less--
2. Just for fun, I kind of do this with my own name. My Hebrew name is Kadan, meaning grape hyacinth, and it sounds like my English name. So I sometimes think of that meaning when considering “what my name means.” I do realize Cayden is just an invented name, though.
3. Leopold — “coastal lion,” literally “lion that stalks the polders,” referring to reclaimed land in the Netherlands. It is a traditional Dutch name. :)
*previously posted as summitseeker*
--hike more / worry less--
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