Re: CHAT: weird names, was Re: conlanging,the ultimate feminist subversion
| From: | Tom Wier <artabanos@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, August 4, 1999, 11:57 |
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Carlos Thompson wrote:
> I know "Carlos" is a Germanic name which means something like "king"... I
> know "Karl" in Swedish means "man" which lead me to think if my etimology is
> wrong...
FYI: in German, the word "Kerl" means basicly "guy, man, person". This is etymologicly
related to English <ceorl>, <churl> (both spellings are acceptable), meaning something
like "irritating or quarrelsome person". (I'm too lazy to go look up the exact meaning)
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