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Ok, well, I clicked on a below post about nasty comments left on the name Muhammad and accidentally went down a rabbit-hole. I got all punishingly curious about how bad the comments on Muhammad could be and went for a look... I didn't get far, because I got to this comment by an anonymous commenter:
' Top 10 most common names globally:
1. MARIA
2. NUSHI
3. MOHAMMED
4. JOSE
5. MUHAMMAD
6. MOHAMED
7. WEI
8. MOHAMMAD
9. AHMED
10. YAN
Three variations of Muhammad are in the Top 100 in England with Muhammad #7.'
Ok. Well. Let's address the elephant in the room. Nushi.
I have known many people called Maria. Many called Mohammed/Muhammad etc. One singular Yan (actually...Yann). I do find the list very, very dubious. But I was intrigued. Because... Nushi.
I did a Google search. The only search results seem to be equally dubious 'most common names' type things, and the odd thread reposting said dubious 'most common names' with people going 'Nushi? I've never met a Nushi?' and I am even more intrigued. Nushi does not figure on Wiki's (also dubious) most common names page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_given_names) OR have any notable bearers... which...yknow... you'd think it would have, being the second most common given name in the world? I get a hit for it being an Albanian or possibly Japanese surname (neither massively common or used as a first name) and a weird AI-content style thing ... sorry, I mean, eye-rollingly bad bs with pretty "meanings" from the hilariously incorrect MomJunction (https://www.momjunction.com/baby-names/nushi/#:~:text=Nushi%20is%20a%20unique%20and,'%2C%20or%20'the%20moon.) saying it could mean anything from 'sugary' to 'night'.
This is sort of one for the names board, but I'm not seeking a proper etymology necessarily. Basically, what do you think is going on here? Where the hell has Nushi come from? What does it mean? Can you go further down the rabbit hole than me? It must have come from somewhere and it's been admittedly less than an hour of research but it's starting to bug me.
But secondarily - have YOU met someone called Nushi? If it's the second most common name according to this dodgy list, someone must be called it.
And thirdly - how do you feel about Nushi? How would you style it? M or F? First name or middle name? Make me some combos please... if you feel so inclined.
Personally it's a bit squishy and reminds me of sushi. I'd name a goldfish it, but only if it was the replacement one if the first one died.
' Top 10 most common names globally:
1. MARIA
2. NUSHI
3. MOHAMMED
4. JOSE
5. MUHAMMAD
6. MOHAMED
7. WEI
8. MOHAMMAD
9. AHMED
10. YAN
Three variations of Muhammad are in the Top 100 in England with Muhammad #7.'
Ok. Well. Let's address the elephant in the room. Nushi.
I have known many people called Maria. Many called Mohammed/Muhammad etc. One singular Yan (actually...Yann). I do find the list very, very dubious. But I was intrigued. Because... Nushi.
I did a Google search. The only search results seem to be equally dubious 'most common names' type things, and the odd thread reposting said dubious 'most common names' with people going 'Nushi? I've never met a Nushi?' and I am even more intrigued. Nushi does not figure on Wiki's (also dubious) most common names page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_given_names) OR have any notable bearers... which...yknow... you'd think it would have, being the second most common given name in the world? I get a hit for it being an Albanian or possibly Japanese surname (neither massively common or used as a first name) and a weird AI-content style thing ... sorry, I mean, eye-rollingly bad bs with pretty "meanings" from the hilariously incorrect MomJunction (https://www.momjunction.com/baby-names/nushi/#:~:text=Nushi%20is%20a%20unique%20and,'%2C%20or%20'the%20moon.) saying it could mean anything from 'sugary' to 'night'.
This is sort of one for the names board, but I'm not seeking a proper etymology necessarily. Basically, what do you think is going on here? Where the hell has Nushi come from? What does it mean? Can you go further down the rabbit hole than me? It must have come from somewhere and it's been admittedly less than an hour of research but it's starting to bug me.
But secondarily - have YOU met someone called Nushi? If it's the second most common name according to this dodgy list, someone must be called it.
And thirdly - how do you feel about Nushi? How would you style it? M or F? First name or middle name? Make me some combos please... if you feel so inclined.
Personally it's a bit squishy and reminds me of sushi. I'd name a goldfish it, but only if it was the replacement one if the first one died.
This message was edited 10/12/2024, 3:54 PM
