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Is it just me or are Esperanto female names just cloyingly saccharine? I didn't realize how much I don't like them until I perused the list for a CAF game. The male names were predominantly "Esperanto form of" whatever male name that's pretty classic (George, Peter, Paul, and so forth). But for female names they tend to be more... nauseating, if you will. Maybe the guy who made up the language was also trying to craft an image of his ideal woman. :-x These were pretty typical examples:

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ROZABELA f Esperanto
Means "rosy-beautiful" in Esperanto.

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KANDAJHA f Esperanto
Means "made of candy" in Esperanto.

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KARESINDA f Esperanto
Means "worthy of a caress" in Esperanto.

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KATIDA f Esperanto
Means "kittenish" in Esperanto.

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LUKSA f Esperanto
Means "luxurious" in Esperanto.

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DEZIRINDA f Esperanto
Means "desirable" in Esperanto.

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ADORINDA f Esperanto
Means "adorable" in Esperanto.

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What do you think? Somehow endearing or just sexist?

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This message was edited 4/10/2006, 4:08 PM