Woman finds list of ‘exotic’ names ‘from Ireland, France and Spain’
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How NOT to name your baby! Viral list of ‘cool and exotic’ girl names (which are wildly inaccurate) includes ‘Burnadette’ and Candi
- The list purports to detail ‘exotic’ baby names from Ireland, Italy, France and Spain.
- They include ‘Burnadette,’ ‘Bette,’ and ‘Kiera,’ while ‘Francesca’ also made the cut.
- Those on Reddit were quick to point out errors in the origin and translation.
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A woman was baffled by a list of “exotic” names she found on social media, some of which have wildly inaccurate translations.
The list, which was first found on Pinterest but shared on Reddit, purports to detail various girl names from Ireland, France, Italy and Spain.
But those who saw the list were quick to point out a series of errors, not only in the supposed origin but also in the translation.
The Irish list includes the names ‘Kiera’ and ‘Adara’, the former being the English version of the name Ciara, the latter being of Hebrew origin, plus there is no letter K in the Irish language.
The list, first found on Pinterest but shared on Reddit, purports to detail a number of girl names from Ireland, France, Italy and Spain.
Things get a bit more interesting on the French list, which includes the name ‘Burnadette’.
It can be assumed that this is a misspelling of the French name ‘Bernadette’, but readers pointed out that the word ‘burn’ translates to rather unfortunate in French.
The French list also includes the name ‘Bijou’, which translates to jewel, and ‘Bette’, which again has Hebrew rather than French origins.
Recommended names in Spanish include ‘Candi’ and ‘Coco’, while the Italian list seems more reasonable, although it might be unusual to describe several of them as ‘exotic’.
Those in the comments were equally confused by the list of ‘exotic’ names.
Posting the list online, Reddit user Scarlet_Skye said: “I found this on Pinterest and I’ve never seen such an inaccurate list of names before.”
Those in the comments were equally confused by the list.
One person, from France, rattled off the names, saying that ‘Bette’ is pronounced the same way as the French word for ‘fool’.
They added: “Once again, a great way to get your kid bullied.”
Another person quipped: “This is the first time I’ve seen Ireland described as ‘exotic’.”
While a third said: ‘Burnadette is really something. It’s not French… but it’s something.
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