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Re: Arlo for a girl?
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Arla is an old Swedish word for "early" and was occasionally used as a girls' name until it became the name of a big dairy company...
The opposite, Särla (SAIR-luh), an old word for "late", was also occasionally used as a girls' name, btw, but then it became the name of a brand of toilet paper...Does the sea exist
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I've only seen it used on characters in books. Then again, it seems like a lot of names were appropriated as brands and have now become barely usable in certain countries. (Maybelline)
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Yes, it's a pity. Like Allegra being a medicine and Rollo a fudge.
Flora is a brand of butter here, it's a bit of a pity.
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Allegra, I know!!I really like Magnolia too, but it's also an ice-cream brand in the Philippines.
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