LOL (if you're a theological nerd)
OK - so this post is somewhat eclectic, but if you share a little bible and Star Wars background perhaps you will understand why this was the most I've laughed in weeks:
Jeremy and I were discussing (again) what we might name our soon-to-be-born son. We have a short-list of three, but we keep batting ideas around. Then the conversation took a weird turn:
J: Perhaps we should name him Yoda.
B: Yoda? Joking, you must be. Perhaps the Germans are on to something with that whole government veto of odd names thing. They probably would have outlawed Tegwyn.
J: Why? Tegwyn is a real name.
B: I know, but I bet the Germans hadn't heard it.
J: The only name I know they vetoed was Superman.
B: So maybe Yoda would have a fighting chance. But they'd have to spell it J-O-D-A to get the German "y" sound when pronounced.
J: Joda, pronounced "yoda"
B: Exactly. And we could name him "Joda, pronounced Yoda" in California in honor of the Spanish-speaking population who also pronounce there 'j's' as 'y's'.
J: Or we could say it was in honor of the Jehovah's Witnesses*.
B: ummm...
J: We could call him 'Yehoda', which means 'God has a sense of humor'.
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* Quick theological background: German theologians came up with the name "Jehovah" when they were transliterating the Hebrew name for God (LORD, in our bible) which is made up of the letters YHWH. They added the vowels from the Hebrews word for Lord (Adonai) to get YaHoWaH... but because of the "write a j to sound out a y" thing in German, they spelled it "Jehovah". Yeremy was making another yewish language yoke.
Jeremy and I were discussing (again) what we might name our soon-to-be-born son. We have a short-list of three, but we keep batting ideas around. Then the conversation took a weird turn:
J: Perhaps we should name him Yoda.
B: Yoda? Joking, you must be. Perhaps the Germans are on to something with that whole government veto of odd names thing. They probably would have outlawed Tegwyn.
J: Why? Tegwyn is a real name.
B: I know, but I bet the Germans hadn't heard it.
J: The only name I know they vetoed was Superman.
B: So maybe Yoda would have a fighting chance. But they'd have to spell it J-O-D-A to get the German "y" sound when pronounced.
J: Joda, pronounced "yoda"
B: Exactly. And we could name him "Joda, pronounced Yoda" in California in honor of the Spanish-speaking population who also pronounce there 'j's' as 'y's'.
J: Or we could say it was in honor of the Jehovah's Witnesses*.
B: ummm...
J: We could call him 'Yehoda', which means 'God has a sense of humor'.
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* Quick theological background: German theologians came up with the name "Jehovah" when they were transliterating the Hebrew name for God (LORD, in our bible) which is made up of the letters YHWH. They added the vowels from the Hebrews word for Lord (Adonai) to get YaHoWaH... but because of the "write a j to sound out a y" thing in German, they spelled it "Jehovah". Yeremy was making another yewish language yoke.
posted by Bronwyn at 7:24 pm
3 Comments:
That is the funniest thing I've ever heard when it comes to names and linguistics. Wow...thanks for the laugh. Praying ya'll are enjoying Christmas without studies hanging 'round your neck.
Love it...and the last sentence of the post is the funniest part.
what fabulous fun you have :-)
Only 2 weeks today and I'll be there in the flesh. yipee!!
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