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ArchivesRe: Names that sound (very) different in other languages
in reply to a message by eleanor.09
Botros, Boutros and Butrus, the Arabic forms of Peter.
Evžen, the Czech form of Eugene, looks mildly different from its counterpart, though its pronunciation is similar (ž making the zh sound).
Lalo is a Spanish diminutive of Eduardo, itself a form of Edward.
Silje, a Norwegian/Danish diminutive of Cecilia, also looks quite different (but again, the pronunciation is similar, Norwegian j sounds like an English y, and probably Danish too, though I’m more knowledgeable on the former).
…og en god dag til deg, fra niko.
Evžen, the Czech form of Eugene, looks mildly different from its counterpart, though its pronunciation is similar (ž making the zh sound).
Lalo is a Spanish diminutive of Eduardo, itself a form of Edward.
Silje, a Norwegian/Danish diminutive of Cecilia, also looks quite different (but again, the pronunciation is similar, Norwegian j sounds like an English y, and probably Danish too, though I’m more knowledgeable on the former).
…og en god dag til deg, fra niko.
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