I read in sci.lang.translation that Camille Esse
wrote (in ) about 'Girl needs
a name', on Tue, 9 Dec 2003:

My purpose is to help them
finding a name by looking for the maximum translations of the words
'Moon' and 'Life' in any exotic language where it sounds good.

MOON
Japanese : tsuki
Welsh: llaeuad (but you'd need help with the correct pronunciation,
especially the Welsh 'll').
Urdu: chaand (aa = long a)

Someone told me that some Native American languages have romantic-
sounding words for 'moon' but didn't give any examples.

Greek gives a real choice: Cynthia, Diana, Phoebe.

LIFE
Urdu: zinagi
Welsh: hoedl (usually pronounced 'heedl') (there are other words, but
pronunciation is difficult)
Japanese: inochi (and some other words)
--
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