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[โ€“] Snowclone@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's so weird that names mean stuff and aren't just a feel. How many cultures besides Americans have names with no meaning?

[โ€“] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Basically all names have meaning if you trace the etymological roots back far enough - even American's. In most cases, those meanings are just unknown to the people passing them down.