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   From: HenHanna@NewsGrouper   
      
   HenHanna  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  恵里香 .Is this influenced by the European   
   > >> name which sounds the same (assuming that it does sound the same ,   
   > >> I haven't actually heard  恵里香  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.   
   > >   
      
      
      
   >   
   > 恵里香  -- 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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