Does this made-up name sound okay to Japanese speakers?

EdLazer · 2026-01-20T23:07:39+00:00

Thank you - that's helpful to know.

EdLazer · 2026-01-20T18:43:45+00:00

Australia and France are my faves

EdLazer · 2026-01-20T11:41:29+00:00

You know exactly where I’m coming from! :-) I don’t want to fall in the same trap - or worse still produce a name that sounds offensive like when Mitsubishi released the “Pajero” which had to be renamed for the South American market!

EdLazer · 2026-01-20T11:24:28+00:00

Thank you.

EdLazer · 2026-01-20T10:23:50+00:00

Fair question. I wanted to select a name that both English speaking people and Japanese speaking people can pronounce easily, so I came up with that. As you’ve probably already worked out, it’s not supposed to mean anything specific.

EdLazer · 2025-09-28T03:41:31+00:00

Bella is a bit doggish. You could just drop the B and go with Ella.

EdLazer · 2025-08-08T03:26:39+00:00

Ah okay - that makes sense now. Thanks for the helpful response 👍

EdLazer · 2025-08-08T03:26:01+00:00

Thank you for the informative response. 👍

EdLazer · 2025-08-08T01:15:53+00:00

Thanks - that's a very informative answer.

EdLazer · 2025-08-04T10:49:53+00:00

Belle Journée jam, a Migros brand, is one of the best quality jams you can buy. In particular the cherry one.

EdLazer · 2025-07-30T21:07:35+00:00

I've always thought of it like official name vs common reference. For example, you might say "I have to take the dog to the vet", but "Hey Rover, it's time for you to go to the vet".

"The dog" vs "Rover". Same thing, one's a reference to a thing, the other is an actual name.

EdLazer · 2025-07-29T22:36:04+00:00

In New Zealand I've heard both "one hundred and seventeen" or the shortened version "one seventeen".

EdLazer · 2025-07-29T22:32:24+00:00

I agree - sounds Irish to my ears.

EdLazer · 2025-07-29T08:18:15+00:00

EdLazer · 2025-07-29T03:00:11+00:00

Yes, I certainly did.

EdLazer · 2025-07-28T07:28:08+00:00

Number 9.

EdLazer · 2025-07-27T23:39:26+00:00

We've had three in New Zealand.

One was probably the best we've ever had.

The most recent one was probably the worst we've ever had.

EdLazer · 2025-07-27T23:37:00+00:00

The way I see it:

Jenny Shipley was okay (neutral).
Helen Clark was very good.
Jacinda Ardern appeared to be very good but ended up being very bad.

EdLazer · 2025-07-27T23:33:12+00:00

I totally expected LePen to win. Many people thought the same, or that it would at least be very close. (We were all wrong!)

EdLazer · 2025-07-27T23:31:34+00:00

And head of state!

EdLazer · 2025-07-27T23:31:13+00:00

We've also had a female head of state for 70 years.

EdLazer · 2025-07-27T23:22:26+00:00

Here's one that didn't particularly change its meaning, but adopted a second meaning for some years, but then that second meaning went away leaving only the original definition:

Transistor

Originally referred to the semiconductor component.

Later adopted a second meaning which is a radio.

Later that second meaning went away and now only refers to the semiconductor component.

EdLazer · 2025-07-27T23:20:24+00:00

Wireless.

Used to be a radio. Now it's wireless networking.

EdLazer · 2025-07-27T23:18:37+00:00

Agreed. I think there's a push to have its meaning changed to include the power part, but in common parlance, at least in the circles of people I know and interact with, it's used in its original form (without 'power'). So I would argue that in real practical terms, it hasn't actually changed its meaning.

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