Re: A perfect day for introducing myself

Paul Bennett wrote:
>
> On 3 Feb 00, at 21:21, Nik Taylor wrote:
>
> > Vasiliy Chernov wrote:
> > > Better than transliterated
> > > from English - _Nikol_ (no 'soft sign', [?] stress on the first syllable)
> >
> > Nicole is stressed on the second syllable in English, /nI'kol/
> >
> > > Kim - in what language?
> >
> > Korean?
> >
> Kim is a perfectly valid, if rare, UK male forename, AFAICT. My local TV
> station had a male news anchor called (ISTR) Kim Riley, and nobody batted
> an eyelid at it.  There are certainly others, but I can't bring any other
> examples imediately to mind.  Might it be (Old) Celtic in origin?  I don't
> have my name-etymology book to hand.

Yes, my father was born in England, where he says it's perfectly normal
for a boy/man to be named Kim.  In America, however, it's not so normal
at all...  I'm not sure of the etymology....wait, here's the book, it
says it's from Old English, meaning "one who rules; a chief."  We also
have a form from Old Welsh, "Kimball," meaning "a warrior chief who is
both bold and noble."

Nicole
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