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Translingual and proper names

  • Malayalam – a language spoken in Kerala, India
  • Akasaka – an area of Tokyo
  • Glenelg – any of a number of towns around the world
  • halalah – a variant of halala, a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia
  • Hamamah – a town in Saudi Arabia
  • hararah – an Egyptian town
  • Ogopogo – a supposed lake monster that resides in Okanagan Lake, British Columbia.
  • Qaanaaq – a municipality in Greenland
  • Ele’ele – in Polynesian mythology, the first woman
  • Eleele – a Hawaiian town
  • Hannah – a girl’s name
  • Serres – a city in Greece; any of various other places
  • Aeaea – a location in Greek mythology
  • Aiaia – variant of Aeaea (q.v.)
  • Anona – a genus of plants
  • Ardra – a Hindu goddess
  • Arará – a Cuban ethnic group
  • Aviva – a female name
  • Capac – a town in Michigan, USA
  • Kodok – a town in Sudan
  • Laval – a city in Quebec, Canada, and a French town
  • Natan – Hebrew form of the name Nathan
  • Navan – the administrative capital of Co. Meath, Ireland
  • Noyon – a town in France
  • Oruro – a city and department in Bolivia
  • Tebet – the fourth month of the Jewish civil year
  • Tevet – variant of Tebet (q.v.)
  • Tumut – a town in New South Wales, Australia
  • Xanax – brand name of Alprazolam, an anti-anxiety drug (trademark)
  • xenex – the sword wielded by Xenophon
  • Abba – a title given to a bishop in various Middle Eastern and African Christian churches; a Swedish pop group
  • Akka – a city in Israel; various other meanings
  • Amma – mother, especially in a spiritual sense
  • Atta – a genus of ants
  • Elle – a female name
  • Otto – a male name
  • Ada – a female name
  • mem – the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  • nun – the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  • vav – the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  • waw – variation of 'vav’
  • zuz – a Palestinian coin

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