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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).
Ratatouille (/ ˌ r æ t ə ˈ t uː i / RAT-ə-TOO-ee) is a 2007 American animated comedy-drama film [3] produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The eighth film produced by Pixar, it was written and directed by Brad Bird and produced by Brad Lewis, from an original idea by Jan Pinkava, [4] who was credited for conceiving the film's story with Bird and Jim Capobianco.
The word ratatouille derives from the Occitan ratatolha [2] and is related to the French ratouiller and tatouiller, expressive forms of the verb touiller, meaning "to stir up". [ 3 ] [ 4 ] From the late 18th century, in French, it merely indicated a coarse stew.
A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language, to the extent that many Latin words have come to the English language. Up to 45% of all English words have a French origin. [1] [verification needed] [better source needed] This suggests that 80,000 words should appear in this list.
Rémy, Remy, Rémi, Remie, Rémie or Remi (French:, English: / ˈ r ɛ m i, ˈ r iː m i, ˈ r eɪ m i /) is a name of French origin meaning “oarsman”, and is associated with the Latin name Remigius. It is used as either a surname or as a male or female given name.
This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate, in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
Sorley is an Anglicised form of Somhairle (modern Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈs̪o.ərˠlə]), a name mutual to both the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages, which means "summer warrior". The Gaelic name is a form of the English Somerled, and both names are ultimately derived from the Old Norse Old Norse Sumarliðr. [1]
Blaise is a masculine given name and surname. It is the French derivation of the Latin Blaesus (later Blasius), Greek Βλάσιος (Vlasios), and is of uncertain etymological origin.