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if mankind migrated OUT of Africa, how can African names have meanings that are ultimately derived from other sources (such as Arabic, Greek, etc.) if Africa came first, is this possible? are the names where this type of history is mentioned newly created?
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I think the problem here is one of timescales. Humankind migrated out of Africa a good 100,000 years ago, if not earlier. The languages we use today will have only the slightest resemblance to the languages used in that migration. And the continents have not been in isolation since that time (except Australia, and even then the isolation was not complete). If you read up on Africa's history - which would be more profitable than asking on message boards, I'm sure - you'll see that it is a history of colonisation, migration and cultural interaction. There have been many millenia for names to spread across continents.
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Humankind first migrated out of Africa hundreds of thousands of years ago. In the last few thousand years, people from many various cultures have moved in and out of Africa as well as every other continent. Just as there are cities in Africa today that obviously have names that are not derived from African languages (Cape Town, Dar Es Salaam, etc.), there are given names used in Africa that have come from other parts of the world.
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Um.
Cultural influences. Rome traded with Africa, Africa traded with Rome, etc, etc.
Names often cross cultural boundries. Lochlan is a good example, and there are a few others I can't think of.
Btw, ignore ADT's post. She's a troll.
Cultural influences. Rome traded with Africa, Africa traded with Rome, etc, etc.
Names often cross cultural boundries. Lochlan is a good example, and there are a few others I can't think of.
Btw, ignore ADT's post. She's a troll.
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"mankind" or humankind? Or do you solely mean the male sex?
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Look, Siri, Crisell and ADT; I am not sure what it is that you're all mad about, but you are all being immature. This is a Name site and younger kids are looking on here, too. So you can either keep you mouthes clean and be nice to each other (apologize even if you do get on each others' nerves) or don't be on here at all, okay? Thank you:)
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