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So I have followed the gubernatorial candidate I'm planning to vote for on Facebook and I learned that he just had a daughter and her name is Emmalee. In the debate last night, he said it means "my hope" in Arabic. And my gut reaction was "no it does not!" Because it's either a variant of Emily "rival" or a combination of Emma "whole" and Lee "clearing". RIGHT?
But a little research brings me to find that "my hope" in Arabic is أملي, transcribed as 'amali. Not pronounced quite like Emmalee but I'd give it a pass. Would you?
Basilik did a similar thing with Lenore, saying it came from French le noir "the dark": http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4937186
So:
> would you accept "my hope" in Arabic as a valid etymology for Emmalee? (& does your opinion change if you know one of the parents is Arabic?)
> are there any names that you pretend mean something else?
> come up with a fake but believable meaning for a name
Rosalie Evander Larkin
Starlight Nocturne Grey
www.behindthename.com/pnl/59411
But a little research brings me to find that "my hope" in Arabic is أملي, transcribed as 'amali. Not pronounced quite like Emmalee but I'd give it a pass. Would you?
Basilik did a similar thing with Lenore, saying it came from French le noir "the dark": http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4937186
So:
> would you accept "my hope" in Arabic as a valid etymology for Emmalee? (& does your opinion change if you know one of the parents is Arabic?)
> are there any names that you pretend mean something else?
> come up with a fake but believable meaning for a name
Starlight Nocturne Grey
www.behindthename.com/pnl/59411
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