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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5. Gil
A super cute boy’s name by itself or used as a shortened version of Gilbert, Gil is the equivalent of the name Giles in Spain and Portugal, and also a Hebrew name meaning ‘joy’ or ‘happiness.’ Sounds pretty good, right? Well, in Poland it means SNOT.
This post was originally published on 13 July 2018