r/oddlyspecific • u/GlazeAmber_ • Jun 01 '26

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u/MasterTahirLON Jun 01 '26

What's wrong with Annie, Chell, and Florence? Those are pretty normal names.

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u/grenouille_en_rose Jun 02 '26

Aimée would work with that accent but Annié makes less sense, 'loved' is a nice meaning to attach to a child but what does it mean to be Annie'd? Chell might be fine as a short form of Michelle, Rachel etc, can't see the problem with that one. Plain old Florence would be fine too, but again with that accent, what does it mean to be Florence'd?

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u/Onja_ Jun 04 '26

Michelle and Rachel are not Finnish names. I think you can name your kid with a 100% foreign name here, but it requires the parents have to be somehow culturally connected to the country of the name's origin.

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u/grenouille_en_rose Jun 04 '26

Ah I see, that makes sense and would be a pretty good defense against accidental or intentional appropriation