names that mean something in other languages

[LoucheLady]

I live in an area with high immigration where 75% of kids at DC1's school are bilingual in a particular minority language. When I introduced newborn DC2 to our neighbours with her standard English name, they were a bit and and said "you know what that means in XXX language, don't you"? Oh shit I thought, I've called her the XXX equivalent of dogbreath or something. Turns out it's not that bad, it just means daytime, but it got me thinking, it would be interesting to hear what other names have, erm, unfortunate meanings in other languages. Like my poor French friend Fanny.

[Kione]

Caipora Pippa doesn't mean blow-job in Spanish

[riksti]

Suri means 'died' in Estonian.

[Caipora]

Kione ok I don't speak Spanish so I wouldn't know. It's just Greece then. In Italy she is "Wank Middleton". Pippa is not looking like a good name!

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Pippa is the ultimate "does not translate well" name, isn't it?

[BabboshkaKate]

Scott means bastard in Russian.

[user1471734618]

in Polish Pippa means 'cunt'

[ageingrunner]

Just assume pippa means something rude in every language and you won't go far wrong, it seems

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I'm really glad I didn't name my daughter Pippa

[Caipora]

Me too. My boys love their pipas. Good job there's no Polish in earshot when they're out in the fields shouting about getting the strings of their pipas tangled up.

I feel sorry for all Pippas now!