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Help[Opinions] Re: unfortunate meaning
in reply to a message by Ninor
It would be deal breaker for me, but considering our lifestyle I'd expect our child to be outside of the Netherlands a lot. I know lots of Dutch people with names I'd never use for exactly this reason (Joke, Lies, Tjerk, Kick, to name a few). I think in the future our children will encounter more English. I mean, WE are typing in English.
Any other language or a more neutral word would not be a deal breaker for me. I know Elva means 11 in Swedish but the word Eleven isn't too much of an issue for me, nor is she likely to end up in Sweden.
I've always found the name Dick odd in its common usage for this reason btw. In English it's obviously slang, but even in Dutch it means 'fat', still, there are people I know who chose this....
Any other language or a more neutral word would not be a deal breaker for me. I know Elva means 11 in Swedish but the word Eleven isn't too much of an issue for me, nor is she likely to end up in Sweden.
I've always found the name Dick odd in its common usage for this reason btw. In English it's obviously slang, but even in Dutch it means 'fat', still, there are people I know who chose this....
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