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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast.
This is from Kinanko-san.
こんにちは。
こんにちは。
携帯がいじれない、混んでいる通勤電車のお供にさせていただいております。
名前の文化的背景の違い
早速ですが、海外ではどのようにして名前がつけられるのでしょうか。
例えば日本だと優しいという漢字があれば、優しい子に育ってほしいからなど由来がありますが、他の国でも同様なのでしょうか。
英語圏だとパリスという女の子の名前もありますが、これはパリガールのようになってほしいというような意味合いなのでしょうか。
確かにね。
他の国でも名前の決め方は日本と同じ感覚なのかと疑問に思いました。
お二人の憧れの名前や正直微妙だよなと思った名前など。
That is so disrespectful to say that to anybody, you know.
名前エピソードがあるのをお聞きしたいです。これからも楽しいポッドキャストの配信をよろしくお願いします。
So...
Do you have any 正直微妙だよなと思った名前?
Man, I wish I could say.
Wish I could say.
You don't have any.
名前のことについては、漢字は全て意味がありますよね。
日本の文化では漢字の意味が子供を育てたいと言われています。
アメリカではそうではありません。
名前の由来と影響
文字は意味がありません。
響きはその名前のイメージよりもそうです。
親の背景によって。
I kind of like this name.
Or maybe you have a favorite...
Maybe even a pop star maybe.
I see.
Like a celebrity even maybe.
That's there as well.
Or your past generation's name.
Like your grandfather could be George, so you name your kid George.
That's there as well.
So your son is going to be the same name as your dad.
That's possible as well.
That's why there's the second.
John the second.
Because it's the exact same name as your father.
So I have this quite similar message from different people.
名前の一般性と受容
OK.
OK.
So it's over.
Yeah.
OK.
OK.
Yeah.
What are you planning to do if I fucking diss the name?
It's probably when the episode's out.
Probably already named their kid, right?
What would happen if I completely attack the name?
Right.
For sure.
But luckily...
I mean, Kai doesn't mean anything bad in English.
I don't really relate.
Luckily.
Yeah, luckily.
I don't relate any word, like dirty or bad or like misfortune words with the word Kai.
So, yeah, I mean, it's almost like it doesn't mean anything because there's no word Kai.
It's not a super common name, right?
So, yeah, I guess it's a common foreign name to the Americans, I guess.
OK.
Yeah.
So, yeah.
Good.
Go for it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
French, yeah, same.
Same for the French.
There are some people whose name is Kai in France or in Germany, at least in European countries.
Sure.
So it's not, I mean, first, it's not bad at all.
And it's understandable.
Like if you, my name is Kai, and that's, it's like acceptable.
Yeah.
Easily.
So it's good.
Yeah.
No problem at all.
Yeah.
But for French, you have to write K, A, and then you put like two point on top of I.
The accent.
Yeah.
Yeah.
If not, people cannot read as Kai.
OK.
So, but yeah.
Yeah.
That's the only point.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I think it's a good name.
Yeah.
It's a good name.
アメリカの苗字ルール
By the way, did you know that in America, when you get a kid, you can change your kid's
last name?
What do you mean?
Like, you don't have to follow anybody's last name.
It's not legally required.
Oh.
That you take the father or the mother's last name.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
You can make a new one if you want.
You can make a new one if you want to?
Yes.
But it's got to be meaningful, though.
Like, you can't just put like a random shit.
Otherwise, they'll say no.
I don't know who, but like the government maybe will just say like, that's too random.
We can't do it.
Oh.
Yeah.
If it's meaningful, yes, you can do it.
For example, like, okay, let's say Trump, and let's say the husband's last name is Trump,
and then the wife's last name is Obama, right?
Okay.
Sure.
Then you can do David Trump Obama.
Trump Obama could be the last name.
Like, you can combine.
Yeah.
You don't have to take either ones.
You can combine it.
You can combine it.
Or maybe like Obama Trump.
You can do that.
Yeah.
I prefer Obama Trump, by the way.
You prefer Obama Trump?
Okay.
No reason, but yeah.
No reason, but okay.
You can do that.
You can do that.
Okay.
Yeah.
Oh, so you can use both sides' names?
Yes.
And also, you can completely make a new one?
Yeah.
I think, but if you do, it's got to be, I don't think it can be like some random fucking
shit, though.
Yeah.
For example, like?
Like your grandfather's is like the old name.
Oh, I see.
Grandfather's name or something.
Yeah.
I see.
So you can make it up.
I don't think so.
James.
I don't think so.
James Gundam.
I don't think you can do that.
I don't think so.
You can't do those.
Yeah.
I see.
I see.
Yeah.
Wow, but that's interesting.
Yeah.
So if your grand-grand-grandfather was like James Arthur, then you can pick the Arthur.
アメリカの苗字ルール
Yeah, sure.
Yeah.
I think you can.
Oh.
I think so.
Yeah.
That's interesting.
I didn't know that.
Yeah.
I didn't know that.
So you can make it really long, too.
So if, so let's say your name is, what, like George Arthur or something, right?
Well, I mean, George Obama Trump, right?
Okay.
And then you married to, let's say, Mary Clinton.
Bush, maybe?
Bush.
So you can have your child's last name Obama Trump Clinton Washington.
Wow.
Bush, sorry.
Bush.
But most people don't do it because it's too long.
Okay.
Yeah.
They would just keep two or something or one.
Wow.
Yeah.
Oh, so that's why there are some people whose name is really, really long.
Yeah.
You know the Dumbledore?
He's got really long name.
Oh, really?
But that's why he may collect everything in it.
Possibly.
Yeah.
Possibly.
I see.
Yeah.
So.
Okay.
That's interesting.
That's cool.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's cool.
It's kind of cool.
Yeah.
If your name is Obama Trump Clinton Bush.
Yeah.
You're definitely working for the government, right?
You're definitely a leader.
Yeah.
All right.
Thanks for listening, guys.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.
Bye.
Bye.
Bye.
Bye.
