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Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Seon, also spelled Sun, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name
"Receive a free gift with every purchase."; a gift is usually already free. "A tuna fish sandwich." "The plumber fixed our hot water heater." (This pleonasm was famously attacked by American comedian George Carlin, [17] but is not truly redundant; a device that increases the temperature of cold water to room temperature would also be a water ...
Hui Sun (惠孫), style name of the son of Wei Wu Gong Hui Sun's grandson later inherited 孫 as his surname. [4] Sun Shu (孫書), an official in the Qi, was given the name by Duke Jing of Qi because of his contributions in the war between the state of Qi and the state of Lü. Notable descendants through this line include Sun Tzu
A pleonasm repeats words with similar meaning: "Black darkness". A tautology is a logical argument where something is used to demonstrate itself: "The higher earnings of men indicates that men may have a better income".
Kylie Jenner confirmed in a post that her son's new official name is “Aire” and that is should be pronounced like the element, not the decriptive.
When asked to reveal the name of his son, Musk tweeted: “X Æ A-12 Musk.” At first it was not clear if Musk was joking about the name, or if he was being cryptic. It later turned out he was ...
Mi-sun, also spelled Mi-seon or Mee-sun, is a Korean unisex name, predominantly feminine.The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. . There are 33 hanja with the reading "mi" and 41 hanja with the reading "seon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given