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in reply to a message by Bear
There are quite a few African names that I like because they sound so musical, don't they? Here, I like:
Aina
Asha
Imani
Johari
Nantale
Nia
Shandurai
Zuri
Jelani -- even though this sounds mighty feminine to me
There's a little girl in Anna's GS troop who is named Akosua ("born on Sunday"). It took me a moment to wrap my tongue (and head) around it, but now I really like it. BTW, Akosua was born on Tuesday (I asked).
Aina
Asha
Imani
Johari
Nantale
Nia
Shandurai
Zuri
Jelani -- even though this sounds mighty feminine to me
There's a little girl in Anna's GS troop who is named Akosua ("born on Sunday"). It took me a moment to wrap my tongue (and head) around it, but now I really like it. BTW, Akosua was born on Tuesday (I asked).
This message was edited 5/27/2008, 12:36 PM
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Lovely. You gotta give it those parents who not only had the good taste to choose Akosua as a name, but also for a kid not born on Sunday. :-) How is it pronounced, by the way?
And I agree about Jelani. But I'm such a stickler for traditional usage that I've forced myself to think of it as masculine.
And I agree about Jelani. But I'm such a stickler for traditional usage that I've forced myself to think of it as masculine.
This message was edited 5/27/2008, 12:41 PM
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ah-KO-su-ah
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Thanks. I would have thought it was "ah-ko-SU-uh."
Koko could be a cute nn?
Koko could be a cute nn?
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