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I don't consider all of these simple versus complicated spellings. What looks like a more complicated form in English is often the only form in another language and what in English looks like the simpler form does not work in many languages. English is not the be all and end all when discussing names. Personally I like forms that work well in all the languages I speak.
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I definitely agree, I do realise that for a lot of names what may look like the same name with a different spelling in English may seem far more different in different languages. I myself do not pronounce each example name the same. I suppose the question must be which are most aesthetically pleasing to you, and there may be a variety of different answers to that question. The "simple vs. complicated" thing is simply the language I have used, but I would definitely not consider the examples to be complicated themselves. By "complicated", I meant "longer", though I will try to be more aware of my language next time.
I do agree that English should not be the absolute standard here, however the names I have used as examples are all used in English, so again, question of appearances, but I see where your coming from and did not mean to imply that a language that is not English is other then, or that non-English names are more complicated. The words I was getting at were longer vs. shorter. and the fact that you do not think of all examples as "simple vs. complicated" is totally reasonable.
I do agree that English should not be the absolute standard here, however the names I have used as examples are all used in English, so again, question of appearances, but I see where your coming from and did not mean to imply that a language that is not English is other then, or that non-English names are more complicated. The words I was getting at were longer vs. shorter. and the fact that you do not think of all examples as "simple vs. complicated" is totally reasonable.
This message was edited 3/19/2024, 7:48 PM