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Danish Names: Why Bent is not bent, and why It's bad to be Brian
Danish Names: Why Bent is not bent, and why It's bad to be Brian
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5 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2014
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Podcast episode
Description
Danish names are very strongly stratified by age. Ole and Finn and Knud and Kaj and Jørn and Jørgen and to some extent Poul and Per, are over 50. Their wives and sisters and secret lovers are Inger and Karin and Kirsten and Ulla. Or Bente. Another guaranteed old ladies’ name is Bente. Bent is the male version. Being named Bent is a problem for Danes who travel, because in many English-speaking countries, ‘bent’ is old-fashioned slang for ‘gay.’ In those countries, if you hold out your hand and say, ‘Hi, I’m Bent,’ you may get an unexpected reaction.
Released:
Mar 2, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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