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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3. Chloe
From the Greek name Khloe meaning ‘blooming,’ this cute girl’s moniker is forever finding itself on the most popular baby name lists all over the word EXCEPT Germany. That’s because it sounds a hell of a lot like ‘klo’ which is the slang name for TOILET.
This post was originally published on 13 July 2018