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ArchivesRe: A bunch of odd name questions...
in reply to a message by Caprice
I can answer a few:
Moselle, as well as being a river, is the name of a variety of cheap white wine. It *does* get used as a name occasionally (I've seen a number of female Negro characters named Moselle in both US and UK television shows) but it's a very low-class name.
Is 'Astrik' from a comic book series? If so, in English it's Asterix, which is a pun on 'asterisk' (ie, one of these: *).
Australian Aboriginal families vary widely across the continent. In the cities and towns it's rare for children to be named from their original language, either because the parents have lost the language or because they want their children to fit in. It's common for children in Aboriginal families to be named in a way that seems 'random' to European-origin families; you might have children named Edgar, Jaidyn, Charlotte and Brieghanna all in the same family.
In the outback areas, where the Aboriginal groups still live traditional or semi-traditional lifestyles, it's more common for children to have Aboriginal names, although I think a majority might still have English names, or at least have an English name as well as a tribal name.
Older Aboriginal people, wherever they live, may choose to take a tribal name as a sign of their pride in their Aboriginal heritage.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
Moselle, as well as being a river, is the name of a variety of cheap white wine. It *does* get used as a name occasionally (I've seen a number of female Negro characters named Moselle in both US and UK television shows) but it's a very low-class name.
Is 'Astrik' from a comic book series? If so, in English it's Asterix, which is a pun on 'asterisk' (ie, one of these: *).
Australian Aboriginal families vary widely across the continent. In the cities and towns it's rare for children to be named from their original language, either because the parents have lost the language or because they want their children to fit in. It's common for children in Aboriginal families to be named in a way that seems 'random' to European-origin families; you might have children named Edgar, Jaidyn, Charlotte and Brieghanna all in the same family.
In the outback areas, where the Aboriginal groups still live traditional or semi-traditional lifestyles, it's more common for children to have Aboriginal names, although I think a majority might still have English names, or at least have an English name as well as a tribal name.
Older Aboriginal people, wherever they live, may choose to take a tribal name as a sign of their pride in their Aboriginal heritage.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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