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minus-squareMareOfNights@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up71·1 year agoWhy is there a double F at the beginning of the name?
minus-squareFoxyFerengi@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up98·1 year agoIt’s a Welsh name. Ff is pronounced like F in English, while F is pronounced like V
minus-squareKruh Master@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down4·1 year agoIt’s like they were drunk when they learned English, and just kind of ran with it 😂
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Not
minus-squarecRazi_manlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agoIts commonly seen on the UK. I think it’s the Welsh variation.
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIt’s not that common, I can’t remember meeting any Ffions in nearly 40 years.
minus-squarecRazi_manlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI’ve met loads. But then again I work in an industry with a huge number of service users and staff movement. And I’ve worked quite close to Wales for a long time too.
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMakes sense. I can’t help but pronounce it f-fion in my head.
minus-square🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoOne thing is her coming out as trans, but welsh!!!
minus-squareTotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoidk, might make sense in the language
minus-square__反いじめ戦隊@ani.socialBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoSame way folks portmanteau “Ccat” for Catty/cute + cat. Just Welsh bethau.
Why is there a double F at the beginning of the name?
It’s a Welsh name. Ff is pronounced like F in English, while F is pronounced like V
It’s like they were drunk when they learned English, and just kind of ran with it 😂
i.e Welsh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Not
That’s fery ffucking wild.
Llama
Its commonly seen on the UK. I think it’s the Welsh variation.
It’s not that common, I can’t remember meeting any Ffions in nearly 40 years.
I’ve met loads. But then again I work in an industry with a huge number of service users and staff movement. And I’ve worked quite close to Wales for a long time too.
Makes sense. I can’t help but pronounce it f-fion in my head.
One thing is her coming out as trans, but welsh!!!
idk, might make sense in the language
Same way folks portmanteau “Ccat” for Catty/cute + cat.
Just Welsh bethau.