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Did you live in Malawai?
This is great information. One of the reasons I come here is my original love of languages / etymology. Seeing how words travel from language to language always fascinated me. It's fun to see how names are treated in Malawi.
Poor Emeless. Does it really mean aimless or is that more of a pronunciation guide? Or if it does mean aimless then perhaps it's part of the "give the child a name that will cause the evil spirits to pass over it" theory.
Goodlucky and Loveness are fabulous. And that's funny about Doroth and Naom. My neurotransmitters are sparking up a storm. Thanks!
This is great information. One of the reasons I come here is my original love of languages / etymology. Seeing how words travel from language to language always fascinated me. It's fun to see how names are treated in Malawi.
Poor Emeless. Does it really mean aimless or is that more of a pronunciation guide? Or if it does mean aimless then perhaps it's part of the "give the child a name that will cause the evil spirits to pass over it" theory.
Goodlucky and Loveness are fabulous. And that's funny about Doroth and Naom. My neurotransmitters are sparking up a storm. Thanks!
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It's so interesting, isn't it? The greatest naming-related day of my life was when I realised that Liston / Riston / Listone (all people I knew) derived from Livingstone.
I've not such about Emeless' meaning, though I would guess that it is actually Aimless spelled for Chichewa-speakers (E being ay). I haven't come across any Aimlesses, but there probably is a Chichewa/Chiyao name meaning aimless and I just don't know the word.
I think Loveness in particular is great. It's actually a GP of mine (like, serious GP. There's no way I'd use it), but only because I have met some great kids called Loveness. Lovemore is popular too.
Another good one is James - the Chichewa nickname is Muje (MOO-jay) - I think in the Bible James is Jemu (JAY-moo), so it's Jemu reversed. James = Muje.
I've spent a bit of time in Malawi - been there twice. I've just come back from three months in the south. :)
I've not such about Emeless' meaning, though I would guess that it is actually Aimless spelled for Chichewa-speakers (E being ay). I haven't come across any Aimlesses, but there probably is a Chichewa/Chiyao name meaning aimless and I just don't know the word.
I think Loveness in particular is great. It's actually a GP of mine (like, serious GP. There's no way I'd use it), but only because I have met some great kids called Loveness. Lovemore is popular too.
Another good one is James - the Chichewa nickname is Muje (MOO-jay) - I think in the Bible James is Jemu (JAY-moo), so it's Jemu reversed. James = Muje.
I've spent a bit of time in Malawi - been there twice. I've just come back from three months in the south. :)
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