We have heaps but unless you speak it (as my father did, delighting us as kids with translations) you don't know the meanings and the poetry. I can translate some names with common elements to get 'burned skirt', 'lazy beach', 'hot hot oven', 'big or small lake', and my favourite, 'dog turd river', but some tell a story. Our UK-based names are dead (literally) boring: generals, admirals, and assorted aristos.
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We have heaps but unless you speak it (as my father did, delighting us as kids with translations) you don't know the meanings and the poetry. I can translate some names with common elements to get 'burned skirt', 'lazy beach', 'hot hot oven', 'big or small lake', and my favourite, 'dog turd river', but some tell a story. Our UK-based names are dead (literally) boring: generals, admirals, and assorted aristos.