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in reply to a message by Moony2
Well,
in order to give a definition or an etymology of a name one has to know it first. There are names that I have encountered in real life on real persons, like Willkit and Elsegod, where I don't really have any clue what the full name or a part of the name means. It is better not to give a definition in this case instead of inventing one just for the sake of completeness.
And yes, names with invented and made-up etymologies are cleaned up or deleted altogether as "prank submissions". The editors of this site are striving for quality and reliability.
--elbowin
in order to give a definition or an etymology of a name one has to know it first. There are names that I have encountered in real life on real persons, like Willkit and Elsegod, where I don't really have any clue what the full name or a part of the name means. It is better not to give a definition in this case instead of inventing one just for the sake of completeness.
And yes, names with invented and made-up etymologies are cleaned up or deleted altogether as "prank submissions". The editors of this site are striving for quality and reliability.
--elbowin
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Okay, thank you.
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