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HelpRe: Swedish celebrity BA (horrible!)
in reply to a message by Caprice
Rambo is terrible! Absolutely ridiculous. Maybe he can shorten it to Bo or something when he's older. Ringo's almost equally as bad, in my opinion. Nova's not too awful, though.
But honestly, I'm most horrified at the name Bingo! According to Wikipedia, his birth name is Bjorn... please tell me Bingo is some sort of nickname for Bjorn? Cause otherwise all I hear is the song B-I-N-G-O!
But honestly, I'm most horrified at the name Bingo! According to Wikipedia, his birth name is Bjorn... please tell me Bingo is some sort of nickname for Bjorn? Cause otherwise all I hear is the song B-I-N-G-O!
This message was edited 12/11/2013, 12:37 PM
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No, I'm sad to tell you that Bingo is NOT a nn for Björn. A person called Björn would probably be called Björne or Nalle.
("Nalle" is an old "protection word" for bear - like when they say he-who-must-not-be-mentioned-by-name instead of Voldemort - but nowadays it's also what we call a teddy bear.)
("Nalle" is an old "protection word" for bear - like when they say he-who-must-not-be-mentioned-by-name instead of Voldemort - but nowadays it's also what we call a teddy bear.)
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I've never heard of normal people having "protection words" for names. That's really fascinating!
And I am very sad that Bingo isn't some sort of nickname. Is it supposed to be after the song BINGO? Or is it just a nonsense nickname?
And I am very sad that Bingo isn't some sort of nickname. Is it supposed to be after the song BINGO? Or is it just a nonsense nickname?
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I don't think many people nowadays know that "Nalle" used to be a protection word, it's more of a children's word for bear, like French children calling their teddy bears nono although the French word for bear is ours.
I would guess Bingo was chosen because it can mean "just right!" or "exactly!" The song about Bingo the dog isn't sung here as far as I know, although I think there are Swedish equivalents.
I would guess Bingo was chosen because it can mean "just right!" or "exactly!" The song about Bingo the dog isn't sung here as far as I know, although I think there are Swedish equivalents.
This message was edited 12/11/2013, 1:49 PM
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