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I think it's fascinating that it's the #70 girl's name in the Netherlands. That's wild. Does it correlate to a Dutch word or nickname? Is it for the Shakespeare character? I'm guessing it doesn't have anything to do with hockey over there....or maybe the Dutch REALLY like hockey? I feel like there's a cultural thing happening that I just can't grasp because I'm an outsider. I can't imagine how I'd feel if I met a Puck. I'd love to see someone pull off this name, male or female, because I cannot imagine it on a real person at all and the fact that there are LOTS of real life Pucks somewhere out there blows my tiny mind.
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I was surprised by that too but many cutesy nickname names and short forms (Kiki, Liz, Evi, Bo) seem to be common there. I guess it must come from the Shakespeare character because I couldn't find another etymology. But in Dutch it should sound more like "pook" but with a short "oo" sound (unless they pronounce it the English way); at least it would sound like that in German. Not that it really makes it better because then it sounds like "fook" or "puke".
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