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HenHanna <HenHanna@devnull.tb> posted:

On 10/29/2023 7:04 AM, Jim wrote:

On Sun, 29 Oct 2023 02:00:40 -0000 (UTC), Spiros Bousbouras wrote:

I am referring to the name uU|ocioaO .Is this influenced by the European >> name which sounds the same (assuming that it does sound the same ,
I haven't actually heard uU|ocioaO pronounced) or is the similarity a
coincidence ? Does the name mean something ? I know the meaning of the
individual kanji but my dictionary doesn't say anything about the
combination.

The characters are being used for their pronunciation, their
phonetic value: E RI KA.

As is common, there are other pronunciations (readings) for
these kanji, so you may need to know which of the possibilities
is intended or possible.

Cheers!

jim b.

uU|ocioaO -- is there another reading?

Other common names (like this one, a Hybrid names) are:

rica (rika)
Lisa, Risa ,

Arisa, Alyssa

Naomi

I could add that... there is now a famous Skateboarder named Coco.
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