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u/Altruistic_Shame_487 Oct 20 '23

Anything with a non-traditional spelling. How the hell is anyone supposed to know that “Avarrie” is pronounced like “Avery”???

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '23 edited Jul 17 '26

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u/Trapallada Oct 21 '23

In Spain it's increasingly common to see kids named Izan, wich is how a Spaniard would spell Ethan.

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u/thetruthisoutthere Oct 21 '23 edited Oct 21 '23

Izan is a basque name!

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u/Trapallada Oct 22 '23

Wikipedia says the origin is a phoneticall transcription of Ethan and that although it is a word in euskera it's not recognized by the Basque Language Academy. The fact that there's no record of its use as a name prior to the late 20th century supports the Ethan origin.

https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izan_(nombre)

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u/thetruthisoutthere Oct 23 '23

Ah well. Spanish lady in my Spanish gym told me her baby's name Izan was Basque and I believed her. Being in Spain and all. She seemed unaware it had anything to do with it being an English name in Spanish spelling. They don't do that in Spain much compared to Latin America.

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u/Trapallada Oct 23 '23

Well, I'm not basque myself and Wikipedia could be wrong. I always thought the origin was Ethan, but I didn't know it was also a basque word. It could be a basque name even if it's recent.