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babynamesWhat do you think about untranslated Native American names?
The other kids at the summer reading thing I help with have been a little annoying about it, but Savakti has shot everybody else down with 'it was grandpa's name and his mother's and her great uncle's' as an explanation. She's pretty proud of it, actually, which is cute as can be on a five year old.
In her parent's language, Inupiaq, Savakti it means 'maker/creator of things'. Her brother is a year older than her and is named Mixik, which means 'very soft' or 'gentle'. Their father, who picks them up everyday and tolerates the cheesiness of their books choices, is named Sukun, meaning 'finds a way'. They seem like a really sweet group, even if the other kids saddled Savakti and Mixik with the unfortunate nicknames of Sava and Mix.
The other kids at the summer reading thing I help with have been a little annoying about it, but Savakti has shot everybody else down with 'it was grandpa's name and his mother's and her great uncle's' as an explanation. She's pretty proud of it, actually, which is cute as can be on a five year old.
In her parent's language, Inupiaq, Savakti it means 'maker/creator of things'. Her brother is a year older than her and is named Mixik, which means 'very soft' or 'gentle'. Their father, who picks them up everyday and tolerates the cheesiness of their books choices, is named Sukun, meaning 'finds a way'. They seem like a really sweet group, even if the other kids saddled Savakti and Mixik with the unfortunate nicknames of Sava and Mix.
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