(January 24, 2022 at 5:13 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(January 24, 2022 at 2:08 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: What are "bodes"?
Of course name can and do mean things. But names appearing symbolic in some story, describing somebodies personality accurately, suggests the story is mythological.
It suggests nothing of the sort. For instance, Joseph Stalin's real family name was Jughashvili. 'Stalin' was a pseudonym he gave himself, and it translates to 'man of steel' (more or less). Stalin went on to rule with an iron fist. Steel is an alloy of iron. Does this mean Stalin was a mythological figure?
Boru
How is that "Jughashvili" pronounced? Is the 'j' at the beginning pronounced as in English or as in Croatian (as 'y' in "yes")?