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HelpRe: Fake Etymology
in reply to a message by Rachel Shaina
Idk. There's a lot of variance between dialects in Arabic, and it's translated from a different alphabet. If they want to say it's from 'amali (spelled Emmalee to make it more multicultural?), who am I to say they're wrong.
I think explanations like that are most credible when the names originate in a different alphabet or have no established/verifiable origin. But I'd also accept when people say things like "Raina means rain (plus a feminine ending)", because whatever; it's either their name or the name they've chosen. I don't get the final say on what it represents.
I think explanations like that are most credible when the names originate in a different alphabet or have no established/verifiable origin. But I'd also accept when people say things like "Raina means rain (plus a feminine ending)", because whatever; it's either their name or the name they've chosen. I don't get the final say on what it represents.
This message was edited 6/21/2018, 1:07 PM
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