Oops! 9 baby names that mean something not-so-lovely in another culture
Stop everything! If you’re expecting and have a baby name all sorted for your little one, make sure you check this list first because what might be cute and awesome to you might mean something quite different in another country!
And if you’ve already gone and called your treasured bub one of these delightful (yet unintentionally crass) names, don’t stress. Well, unless you plan on doing a lot of travelling!
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2. Cara
Either spelt with ‘C’ or a ‘K’, Cara is a really popular name in places like the US and the United Kingdom and comes from the Italian word ‘beloved.’ In Arabic though (spelt Khara), when translated this name ends up being SHIT.
This post was originally published on 13 July 2018