I was 11 or 12 and was assigned Emily Dickinson for a school assignment about poets, I had to do all the research at home because the school computers blocked everything, even the Wikipedia article

I've been aware of the Scunthorpe problem ever since

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TheNokMachine 5 points a month ago

Sounds gay lol

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Berengaria_of_Navarre 4 points a month ago

Sounds incestuous

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linux_penguin 2 points a month ago

I only know one Dickinson and sure enough, he is

as it was foretold...

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huppakee 2 points a month ago

I know, it's the same name, but the post is about your name meaning something vulgar in a foreign language so i felt it had more relevance that way.

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MnemonicBump 27 points a month ago

The English have a name that was pretty common that is literally Dick in English

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huppakee 7 points a month ago

Yes it's the same name, the Dutch and the English are neighbours.

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Sanctus 29 points a month ago

Hoist the colors high and rock it 🤘 it doesnt mean that anymore it means you.

At least in theory this statement is cool, Idk about practice sorry

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SourDragon 3 points a month ago

Reminds me of that one youtube short series of a substitute teacher taking attendance in 2045. So many bad names

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Maestro 21 points a month ago

You know about the thousands of people named "Dick"? Even in English speaking countries?

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Jiggle_Physics 4 points a month ago

Many have last names like Longfellow, Pound, Johnson, Cox, and at least one Butkus

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Wildmimic 12 points a month ago

Just own that name you like. There have been cars by major companies named "Wanker" in foreign languages, and it didn't matter. As long you aren't living in an english speaking country and choose "Thundercunt McCumdribble" as a name, it's not an issue lol

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Berengaria_of_Navarre 11 points a month ago

I know of a Ukrainian Lena who's industrious AF.

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isleepinahammock 5 points a month ago

My mind immediately went there as well!

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Berengaria_of_Navarre 1 point a month ago

Great minds think alike, and fools seldom differ.

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Jiggle_Physics 8 points a month ago

Met a guy who changed his last name to Supern***er. Yes, of course he is white. So do whatever.

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TotallynotJessica 14 points a month ago

not the best point, ngl

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Jiggle_Physics 1 point a month ago

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That_Bitch_Is_Cily 3 points a month ago

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Jiggle_Physics 1 point a month ago

found him

https://www.youtube.com/...

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bjoern_tantau 7 points a month ago

A colleague's name was (probably still is) Yoni. Just go for it!

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Jiggle_Physics 2 points a month ago

isn't that just hebrew for John/Johnny?

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bjoern_tantau 2 points a month ago

Not sure. This was a woman. And in Hindi(?) it means vagina.

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Jiggle_Physics 3 points a month ago

Yes it does, in modern parlance. From what I can tell though it;s older Sanskrit meaning was "the source" in relationship to life, or the divine creation, and could mean womb, etc.. but the name is still common today because it has long standing traditional spiritual meaning, and is less seen for the modern use of the word. It is also the base of Yonic, or vaginal like.

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Wildmimic 5 points a month ago

Something i just remembered from my Latin classes in school: a large amount of women's names in ancient rome were ailments and negatively viewed attributes transformed into a Name; that's why Lena is "lazy". Another one is "Claudia" which means "The one walking with a limp". So i would advise you to ignore these things - noone has thought about them outside of latin freaks for the last centuries.

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MyVeryRealName 2 points a month ago

Why did the Romans name their children after the sick?

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Wildmimic 2 points a month ago

I don't know - but i know my latin teacher was able to rattle down a list of around 20 very common names which all had something to do with ailments. Monty Python even used this fact (and the one that male names often had positive meaning) it in "Life of Brian" - the scene with "Biggus Dickus and Incontinentia" (in german he's "Schwanzus Longus") hits harder if you know these facts lol

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MyVeryRealName 1 point a month ago

Apparently, they wanted to ward off jealous folks with horrible names.

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winkly 5 points a month ago

Fica

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Gonzako 4 points a month ago

No te preocupes Concha

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Marzanna 4 points a month ago

Lena is also a huge river in Siberia

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gandalf_der_12te 4 points a month ago

"Lena" is a supercute name. go for it

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SchwertImStein 1 point a month ago

why do you care?

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Wizard_Pope 0 points a month ago

Ti lenuh

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