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Re:Office of the President of Mongolia (top to bottom text o... by thaumasiotes on Saturday April 22, 2023 @05:31PM (#35671091)
This is a fundamental misunderstanding of how language works. Determining the etymology of a name is not possible in any language.

What combination of words was "Xerox" derived from? Does that affect the meaning of "Xerox"?

How about "Samuel"?

"Rachel"?

"Ted"?

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Re:Office of the President of Mongolia (top to bottom text o... by lIl-IIIl on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @03:07AM (#35697400)
I was originally thinking about names that have intended meanings "Target", "Burger King", "Taco bell", "Pager Duty", "DuckDuckGo", "Texas Instruments", "Aperture Laboratories" etc.
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