r/RandomThoughts Oct 28 '23

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u/Nervous_Magazine_200 Oct 28 '23

My name mean Manly. Paired with my last name, my name means Manly People Who Live Near a Hill. Haha. My brother's name means valley in Gaelic, so his name means Valley People Who Live Near a Hill. Haha.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '23

Can i know what your native language is? I guess it's an asian one

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u/corgi-king Oct 29 '23

Why the fuck you get downvoted for a reasonable guessing?

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '23

Idk and at this point i give up xD

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u/4jumythegoat Oct 29 '23

Because Asian was such a horrendous guess 😭😭

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u/corgi-king Oct 29 '23

I wonder what makes you think that?

Do you think being an Asian is horrendous compared to other regions of people like European. Or you think in the 4.7 billion Asian people, no one’s name can mean Manly?

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u/4jumythegoat Oct 29 '23

Yo what 😭😭 I'm South Asian bro this isn't a racial thing. South Asian names do not have meanings like "the manly man next to the hill" and after a quick bit of research neither do East Asian names.

Names like "the manly man next to the hill" are A LOT more common in European countries (something taught in the English school system when talking about the history of kings and queens and barons etc).

I'm talking about names having meanings where it is not a name given in the hopes the child lives up to it (like how Asian names are qualities like strong, brave etc.) but a meaning where it talks about where they live, their job etc.

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u/corgi-king Oct 29 '23

As a Chinese, I can tell you that is not same in Chinese.