What western names sound funny in other languages?

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So inspired by ufuk thread - what names in our language actually sound funny in other languages?

My friend Paul gets a few smirks in Russia. It sounds to them like "pol", which means floor or sex. (The Russian for Paul is Pavel, or Pasha for short.)

Off-topic: It appears to some of them quite ridiculous that many Westerners borrow not full Russian names for their kids, but the diminutives / nicknames, such as Tanya (from Tatiana) or Nastasha (from Nataliya) or Sasha (from Aleksandr). It would be a like a normal/posh Russian family calling their beloved firstname "Shazza" or "Dave" on the birth certificate. :)

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But in Welsh Rhian means great goddess. Language is a funny thing innit.

Arschtritt is not that far from Astrid.

Luke means onion in Russian. Drove my friend mad ans he ended up changing his name while he lived in Moscow!

I'm loving these!