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Today Translations will tell you what your baby's name means in 100 languages - for a price. Credit: BalaGopalanA, Flickr
As an example, the company's chief executive Jurga Zilinskiene points to Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes offspring Suri, according to the New York Daily News. In Greek, the name means "farmer" or "earth worker." But in French, it means "turned sour." And in Farsi? "Red" or "fire." And how about in Italian? That would be "horse mackerels." (We didn't know what that meant, either, so we looked it up and it's a type of fish.)
Today Translations will look up your choice of name in 100 languages, what they call a "name translation audit," according to the News. The cost? 1,000 pounds, or about $1,700. Zilinskiene told the paper that this is not just for celebrities -- "the service will also appeal to ordinary folks who want their child's name to stand out."
Today Translations did not say what "Jurga" means in any language, but perhaps it means huckster. While it can be fun to learn what your child's name means in other languages, the price seems a bit steep. As for having a name that "stands out," consider what a wacky name did for Moon Unit and Audio Science.
Would you use a service like this one? Or is it just a waste of money?
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ReaderComments (Page 2 of 2)
11-21-2009 @ 8:16PM
Elizabeth said...To parents it's nice knowing what you're kids name means but there are SO many different translations for every name that should it matter what it means in EVERY language? NO we have more important things to deal with, and as long as you like the name itself then why does it matter if your neighbor names their kid dog shit? Its the name they choose, and it was THEIR choice not yours. Maybe dog shit translates into something into farsi that means godess, who knows as long as they are happy with the name and they are happy with the meaning they researched, then why should we care? I would feel for the kid, I really would becuase you are just promising your child will get picked on in school, but that's neither here nor there. That is why we should focus on what the name means in our own language. I have personally chosen old traditional names for all of my kids. Does it mean that I am going to walk around saying son you are manly becuase that is what the name Andrew means? No a child's name does not mean that is how they are destined to act or be when they grow up. So why are we so focused on what OTHER people are doing instead of our own lives?
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1-07-2010 @ 7:26AM
bloomingrose said...My children are Lilike. Locke & Anjeni
Lilike: Pronunciation: lee-lee-kah Meaning Lily: Origin: Hungarian
We pronouce Lilike's name as (Lily-key)
Take care of flowers & open up your heart
Because if you love them your soul must be nice
Hungarian Poet~ Sandor Petofi
Locke: Pronunciation: lock Meaning: Forest Origin: English
We pronounce Lockes name as either (Lock) or (Lock-ee)
Anjeni: Pronunciation: ahn-jay-nee Meaning: Meaning Origin: Native American
Meaning: "spirit." The Algonquian form of the French and English "angel."
We pronounce Anjeni's name as (An-Jen-ee)
The Soul would have no rainbow
If the eyes had no tears
Native American Proverb
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1-07-2010 @ 7:29AM
bloomingrose said...My children are Lilike. Locke & Anjeni
Lilike: Pronunciation: lee-lee-kah Meaning Lily: Origin: Hungarian
We pronouce Lilike's name as (Lily-key)
Take care of flowers & open up your heart
Because if you love them your soul must be nice
Hungarian Poet~ Sandor Petofi
Locke: Pronunciation: lock Meaning: Forest Origin: English
We pronounce Lockes name as either (Lock) or (Lock-ee)
Anjeni: Pronunciation: ahn-jay-nee Meaning: Meaning Origin: Native American
Meaning: "spirit." The Algonquian form of the French and English "angel."
We pronounce Anjeni's name as (An-Jen-ee)
The Soul would have no rainbow
If the eyes had no tears
Native American Proverb
Reply
1-07-2010 @ 7:34AM
bloomingrose said...My children are Lilike, Locke & Anjeni
Lilike: Pronunciation: lee-lee-kah
Meaning Lily:
Origin: Hungarian
We pronounce Lilike's name as (Lily-key)
Take care of flowers & open up your heart
Because if you love them your soul must be nice
Hungarian Poet~ Sandor Petofi
Locke: Pronunciation: lock Meaning: Forest Origin: English
We pronounce Lockes name as either (Lock) or (Lock-ee)
Anjeni: Pronunciation: ahn-jay-nee
Origin: Native American
Meaning: "spirit."
The Algonquian form of the French and English "angel."
We pronounce Anjeni's name as (An-Jen-ee)
The Soul would have no rainbow
If the eyes had no tears
Native American Proverb
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