Of naming things and people and places - I have encountered some interesting ones in the past few decades - or at least in near term memory that I remember and wanted to jot down -
A guy named Supreme.
Another named Xerxes. These were both of desi origin.
Another named Min (this was a gent of Chinese origins) and of course another named Max (origins unknown). Many more that I have stopped trying to spell.
A restaurant named Chemmeen in the US - I actually took it on myself to interview the woner and phind out more about it - its Prawns in Malayalam.
A car named Juke (it did make me want to Puke) and one named Venza.
A place called WHY and another called Nong Ping. Can you guess Where?
Food called Uni, Ahi and Saba (all of which are my favorites) along with some Nori to go with sticky 'L'ice.
Greeting that translates to cut and eat in certain Indian language but sounds melodious in Thailand - 'Kapuna kha' or thank you.
A place called Point Pelee - which could translate in Indian languages to Yellow or Drunk - there could well be drunk individuals on the yellow grains of beach sand as it happens to be the southernmost point of mainland Canada sticking out into lake Erie (pronouned Eerie).
Certainly chilling in light of the one next to it being called Superior.
Here is another essay on the subject of first names. As in birth names. Or names provided to an offspring at birth. While the developed world tends to shy away from the exotic like Refrigerator or Coca Cola for their new production there is a plethora of Jims and Johns and Bobs or Robs. Speaking of which I do not think there is a categoric decision point at the time of birth if a child will be hereafter called as Bob. I mean have not yet met a toddler called Bob or Rob for that matter. At some point though the parental instinct to mouth out multiple syllables runs out and they switch from calling the crawler Robert to simply Robbie to Rob. Now speaking of - it is strange that the name sounds like something you would not want Rob to do - i.e. Rob anyone. Then why call someone that? After all Rob Peter to Pay Paul is not exactly a maxim to live a young life? Is it? Perhaps Peter or Paul might want to have a say in it? Then there is this matter of going to the John. Why degrad...
I ran into a lady with Polite as her last name. No kidding. Indian.
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