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[Opinions] Identical names with different etymologies
What are some names you can think of that can be spelt the same across multiple cultures, but have distinct etymologies? I can only think of Naomi, Ruth, and Nikita. I don't mean names like Andrea, which are used as feminine in English and masculine in Italian, since they share the same etymology.masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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Identical names with different etymologies  ·  ari.  ·  7/18/2022, 1:12 PM
Re: Identical names with different etymologies  ·  braydenJ123  ·  8/15/2022, 3:54 AM
Re: Identical names with different etymologies  ·  Gaia  ·  8/4/2022, 3:40 PM
Re: Identical names with different etymologies  ·  Gaia  ·  8/4/2022, 3:40 PM
Re: Identical names with different etymologies  ·  Darkbone  ·  8/4/2022, 3:27 PM
Re: Identical names with different etymologies  ·  guasguendi  ·  7/19/2022, 4:50 AM
Re: Identical names with different etymologies  ·  Wraith  ·  7/18/2022, 5:35 PM
Re: Identical names with different etymologies  ·  writing_wrote_and_written  ·  7/18/2022, 4:34 PM
Re: Identical names with different etymologies  ·  Mokoš Ní Boii  ·  7/19/2022, 11:49 PM
Re: Identical names with different etymologies  ·  ari.  ·  7/20/2022, 2:28 AM
Re: Identical names with different etymologies  ·  Mokoš Ní Boii  ·  8/9/2022, 1:25 AM
Re: Identical names with different etymologies  ·  Mary R.  ·  7/18/2022, 1:26 PM