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HelpNames with no (English) vowels
Today, for some reason, I remembered the existence of Twm (basically the Welsh form of "Tom," since W can be a vowel in Welsh). This got me wondering whether today, in a world where the English language dominates, someone could have a Latin alphabet legal name that contains no English vowels. Searching this database, these were the forenames I found:
Črt (Slovene)
Tswb (Hmong)
Twm (Welsh)
Xwm (Hmong)
Dhvh (Aramaic)
Dhwrhm (Bodo)
Frwdwr (Welsh)
Gwrwst (Welsh)
Rwg (Hmong)
Tswv (Hmong)
Vlf (Swedish)
&
Gwhd (Anaang)
Nk-rxng (Thai)
&
Kwm (Hmong--unisex)
T9C (American South, either archaic or folklore)
For surnames, I found:
Ng (Cantonese & Hokkien)
Ch'ng (Hokkien)
Gr (Indonesian)
Kwm (Hmong)
Mc (Anglicized form of Irish or Scottish Mc- names where everything after "Mc" was dropped)
Png (Hokkien)
Rm (Indonesian)
Sch (apparently Ukrainian)
Th (English--this might be a clerical error, though, along with Sch; Mc is much more common than both)
Tswb (Hmong)
Vlk (Czech & Slovak)
Vwj (Hmong)
In most of these names, the W acted as a vowel; but I'm still getting a kick out of the fact that the following could, theoretically, be people's real names:
Frwdwr Mc
Gwhd Th
Črt Vlk
Kwn Tswb
Twm Ng
Xwm Png
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Črt (Slovene)
Tswb (Hmong)
Twm (Welsh)
Xwm (Hmong)
Dhvh (Aramaic)
Dhwrhm (Bodo)
Frwdwr (Welsh)
Gwrwst (Welsh)
Rwg (Hmong)
Tswv (Hmong)
Vlf (Swedish)
&
Gwhd (Anaang)
Nk-rxng (Thai)
&
Kwm (Hmong--unisex)
T9C (American South, either archaic or folklore)
For surnames, I found:
Ng (Cantonese & Hokkien)
Ch'ng (Hokkien)
Gr (Indonesian)
Kwm (Hmong)
Mc (Anglicized form of Irish or Scottish Mc- names where everything after "Mc" was dropped)
Png (Hokkien)
Rm (Indonesian)
Sch (apparently Ukrainian)
Th (English--this might be a clerical error, though, along with Sch; Mc is much more common than both)
Tswb (Hmong)
Vlk (Czech & Slovak)
Vwj (Hmong)
In most of these names, the W acted as a vowel; but I'm still getting a kick out of the fact that the following could, theoretically, be people's real names:
Frwdwr Mc
Gwhd Th
Črt Vlk
Kwn Tswb
Twm Ng
Xwm Png
***
Please rate my personal name lists:
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/117507
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/132018
This message was edited 11/3/2024, 5:37 PM
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I also don't know how to pronounce these names.
Except for "Mc", I wouldn't know how to pronounce these names.
This reminds me of the way they often abbreviated common names, in the archives of an organization I worked at - William would become Wm or Wlm, Thomas would become Ths or Thos... those are the ones I remember.
Also I think ancient Egyptian names had few written vowels, or maybe NO written vowels?? Let me check.... Ok, for example, the Pharaoh Thutmose's name was written ḏḥwtj-ms. I seem to recall reading a lot of ancient Egyptian names written in a similar way.
I think vowel-less names are eerie and cool. They sort of give me uncanny valley vibes, but in a fun way.
T9C is interesting. What's the story behind that one?
Also I think ancient Egyptian names had few written vowels, or maybe NO written vowels?? Let me check.... Ok, for example, the Pharaoh Thutmose's name was written ḏḥwtj-ms. I seem to recall reading a lot of ancient Egyptian names written in a similar way.
I think vowel-less names are eerie and cool. They sort of give me uncanny valley vibes, but in a fun way.
T9C is interesting. What's the story behind that one?
It makes my head spin, to be honest.
I think most of these only work in their original languages.
I think most of these only work in their original languages.
Sch can be a transliteration of the Cyrillic letter Щ. Looks more like an initial than a full surname.
This message was edited 11/4/2024, 10:57 AM