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| − | [His name is a combination of egg, the thing his species lays; and the name "Bert," a surname of "Robert."] < But the name "Egbert" is a rare male name of Germanic origin which already has "Eg" as it's first syllable, so Egbert's name is not based on Robert, but a pre-existing name chosen for wordplay. How would the edit best be phrased? | + | == Name origin == |
| + | [His name is a combination of egg, the thing his species lays; and the name "Bert," a surname of "Robert."] < But the name "Egbert" is a rare male name of Germanic origin which already has "Eg" as it's first syllable, so Egbert's name is not based on Robert, but a pre-existing name chosen for wordplay. How would the edit best be phrased? {{Unsigned|216.25.177.5}} | ||
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| + | :Hm, exactly with what you wrote - His name is of a Germanic origin and might have been choosen as the first syllable "Eg" sounds like "Egg". Perhaps? [[User:Paviinka|<span style="color:#463c3d; font-family:Brush Script MT;text-shadow:1px 1px #ebe0e0">P</span><span style="color:#463c3d; font-family:Copperplate;font-variant:small-caps;text-shadow:1px 1px #ebe0e0">aviinka</span>]][[File:Papa Bear WW.png|20px|link=User:Paviinka]][[User Talk:Paviinka|<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Brush Script MT;color:#463c3d">(Message me!)</span>]] 03:44, May 26, 2020 (EDT) | ||
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Name origin[edit]
[His name is a combination of egg, the thing his species lays; and the name "Bert," a surname of "Robert."] < But the name "Egbert" is a rare male name of Germanic origin which already has "Eg" as it's first syllable, so Egbert's name is not based on Robert, but a pre-existing name chosen for wordplay. How would the edit best be phrased? - unsigned comment from 216.25.177.5 (talk • contribs)
- Hm, exactly with what you wrote - His name is of a Germanic origin and might have been choosen as the first syllable "Eg" sounds like "Egg". Perhaps? Paviinka
(Message me!) 03:44, May 26, 2020 (EDT)
