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I wonder why I was the only one out of my six siblings who my grandmother allowed to have a Saami name.

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bhatjc · 46-50, M

A what name miss rose

NorthernRoses · 22-25, F

@bhatjc: Ylva.

bhatjc · 46-50, M

@NorthernRoses: Sounds like a lovely name

NorthernRoses · 22-25, F

@bhatjc: Aw, thank you! It means Wolf. I used to dislike it when I was younger. Don't know why now.

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bhatjc · 46-50, M

@NorthernRoses:Your welcome .Besides your a She wolf. You have gotten more mature. I had a grand aunt of sourts who was german and had to change her name. Because her birth name,Came out to "trout"

NorthernRoses · 22-25, F

@OWTFWN: I forgot you have a word specifically for female wolves in English. 🤔

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NorthernRoses · 22-25, F

@OWTFWN: Yeah, we don't have a word mainly for female or male wolves. Both Ylva and Ulf derive from "Ulfr", simply meaning wolf, so. Wolves are wolves :P

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NorthernRoses · 22-25, F

@OWTFWN: No, Ulfr/Ulf/Ulv just means wolf.

bhatjc · 46-50, M

@NorthernRoses: So like their is three words in german for "the"

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