This is Blessing. We met him only briefly one afternoon at the Princess Alice Adoption Home in Johannesburg more than 30 years ago. But I immediately thought of him – and all of the other babies or adults with typical African names that sound not necessarily weird but unusual to European ears.
I met more than one Beauty and a couple of Precious’ (women) and one Passmore and one Wisdom. Currently I have a new student in my class from Nigeria, she’s called Favour.
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Precious Ramotswe 😀..
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and Grace Mma Makutsi (but Grace is not that uncommon in English) 😄 — I’m just wondering, is it ever been explained what J. L. B. stands for (her husband’s first names)?
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Can’t recall..
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John Lucas Boromir … 😁
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Oh wow!! When was it revealed.. which number book in the series?
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Nonono, that was a joke suggestion. I can’t imagine a Botwana car mechanic being called Boromir. Sorry!
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🤭🤭🤭🤭
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He’s precious !
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One of our guides in South Africa was named Precious. She said children had to be given an English name as well as a name in their own language. She said many people just chose an English word that described how the felt about the baby, so lots name Precious, etc.
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Yes, that’s the case. I’m still puzzled about Passmore (a wish for more children? – he ended up with one sister) and Favour (whose favour was it?)
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Possibly favor has a spiritual context, as in a favor from heaven, or a diety depending on the religion.
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A possible explanation. But my mind … let’s not go there. 😉
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