Japanese player with a girls name

bababui · 06-12-2006, 01:28 AM

A small bug. Ryoko Iishi.....any Japanese first name that ends in ..ko is a girls name.

Raidergoo · 06-12-2006, 07:20 AM

Well, then.

thomamon · 06-12-2006, 08:20 AM

Maybe he's a girly man.

Raidergoo · 06-12-2006, 09:11 AM

bababui, can you check the first names text file, specifically the Japanese names, and review them?

I cant tell if Ryoko is like the American first name Robin. An opinion from a person(s) with a better grasp of Japanese names would be appreciated.

rdomico · 06-12-2006, 09:20 AM

My wife studied in Japan in college and she speaks and writes Japanese.

I asked her and this was her repsonse.

yes. 'ko' means 'child,' so if a boy were named '...ko,' that would sound too gay, basically.

Raidergoo · 06-12-2006, 09:22 AM

. . .like a boy named Sue?

domonas · 06-12-2006, 09:30 AM

This thread is worthless without pics

RBLwebguy · 06-12-2006, 09:46 AM

The Japanese set came from Mal, so it has to be right

battists · 06-12-2006, 12:49 PM

Well, not quite right, wife in Japan and all.

For example, the name Katsuhiko is a normal guy's name. The trick is, in Japanese "-ko" and "hiko" are 2 separate Kanji. So, it doesn't necessarily work to say "all names ending in ko are girls' names." It's just that all names ending in "-ko" based on the Kanji for "child" are girly names.

That said, I just flipped through the first names and found the following suspicious girly names:

Miyoko
Ryoko
Shigeko
Yuko

It may be possible for some of these like "Yuko" to be guy's names if they're really long vowels like "Yuukou".

F. Montoya, you around?

bleach168 · 06-12-2006, 07:11 PM

Someone may want to tell Shannon Stewart that he's a girl.

Nutlaw · 06-12-2006, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bleach168

Someone may want to tell Shannon Stewart that he's a girl.

Done.

MorseMoose · 06-12-2006, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bleach168

Someone may want to tell Shannon Stewart that he's a girl.

Don't search Shannon Stewart on google...

Raidergoo · 06-12-2006, 09:03 PM

Heh. I like the one on the left better.

MorseMoose · 06-12-2006, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raidergoo

Heh. I like the one on the left better.

HAHA. I should say Google Images

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trapper700 · 06-12-2006, 09:07 PM

Lol, when i was checking who my new roommate was gonna be last year at uconn, it was listed as Hilary Roach... Wasn't sure what to think.

Raidergoo · 06-12-2006, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MorseMoose

HAHA. I should say Google Images

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I am browsing those images in a 2nd tab.

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bababui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 14,147 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Japanese player with a girls name A small bug. Ryoko Iishi.....any Japanese first name that ends in ..ko is a girls name.

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thomamon Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 5,274	Maybe he's a girly man. __________________ Thomas A. Montalto Please check out my Stupid Little Blog - http://www.stupidlittleblog.com

06-12-2006, 12:49 PM	#9
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	Well, not quite right, wife in Japan and all. For example, the name Katsuhiko is a normal guy's name. The trick is, in Japanese "-ko" and "hiko" are 2 separate Kanji. So, it doesn't necessarily work to say "all names ending in ko are girls' names." It's just that all names ending in "-ko" based on the Kanji for "child" are girly names. That said, I just flipped through the first names and found the following suspicious girly names: Miyoko Ryoko Shigeko Yuko It may be possible for some of these like "Yuko" to be guy's names if they're really long vowels like "Yuukou". F. Montoya, you around? Last edited by battists; 06-12-2006 at 12:52 PM.

06-12-2006, 07:20 AM	#2
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	Well, then.

06-12-2006, 09:11 AM	#4
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	bababui, can you check the first names text file, specifically the Japanese names, and review them? I cant tell if Ryoko is like the American first name Robin. An opinion from a person(s) with a better grasp of Japanese names would be appreciated.

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rdomico All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Monaca, PA Posts: 828	My wife studied in Japan in college and she speaks and writes Japanese. I asked her and this was her repsonse. yes. 'ko' means 'child,' so if a boy were named '...ko,' that would sound too gay, basically.

06-12-2006, 09:22 AM	#6
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	. . .like a boy named Sue?

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domonas Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 121	This thread is worthless without pics

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RBLwebguy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canuckistan Posts: 5,162	The Japanese set came from Mal, so it has to be right

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bleach168 Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8	Someone may want to tell Shannon Stewart that he's a girl.

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Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	Heh. I like the one on the left better.

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trapper700 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28	Lol, when i was checking who my new roommate was gonna be last year at uconn, it was listed as Hilary Roach... Wasn't sure what to think.