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Another one to add is that Japanese boys names often end -rō (-郎, "nth son")... including the very plainly named 一郎 (Ichirō, "first son"), 二郎 (Jirō, "second son

Another one to add is that Japanese boys names often end -rō (-郎, "nth son")... including the very plainly named 一郎 (Ichirō, "first son"), 二郎 (Jirō, "second son"), 三郎 (Saburō, "third son"), 四郎 (Shirō "fourth son"), 五郎 (Gorō, "fifth son"), 六郎 (Rokurō, "sixth son"), 七郎 (Shichirō "seventh son"), 八郎 (Hachirō, "eighth son") and 九郎 (Kurō, "ninth son")

kridsdale3 2y ago
Iron Maiden: Shichirō no Shichirō
aleksiy123 2y ago
I believe some Ancient Roman names are also like this: Male: Sextus, Septimus, Octavius, Nonus. Female: Prima, Secunda, Tertia, Quarta, Quinta, Sexta, Octavia, Nona, and Decima But on further investigation the males seem to actually be named after months https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/zshd6h/when_and_why_did_romans_name_their_children_after/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/zshd6h/when_... and the women are unclear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praenomen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praenomen
- ItalianPoetry 2y ago
  I don't know about Ancient Romans, but I do know a few Italian men with numbered names. In particular a Decimo (tenth), who was indeed the tenth (and I wouldn't swear the last). They are all, unsurprisingly, old :)
ralgozino 2y ago
That's pretty convenient and easy to remember
aitchnyu 2y ago
Is Shiro a taboo name? Seen an ad for a big corp not printing 4 out of deference to the Japanese, since its the word for death. Or do people associate it with white?
- amiga386 2y ago
  I'm not sure. 4 and death just sound the same, it's more a superstition to avoid saying those numbers, like Westerners thinking 13 is unlucky. It doesn't extend to all words beginning with or containing "shi" Also, shiro (城 castle or 白 white) is not the same as the name Shirō (e.g. 四郎 "fourth son", 志郎 "determined son"?, 史郎 "historical son"?)

kridsdale3 2y ago

Iron Maiden: Shichirō no Shichirō

aleksiy123 2y ago

I believe some Ancient Roman names are also like this: Male: Sextus, Septimus, Octavius, Nonus. Female: Prima, Secunda, Tertia, Quarta, Quinta, Sexta, Octavia, Nona, and Decima But on further investigation the males seem to actually be named after months https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/zshd6h/when_and_why_did_romans_name_their_children_after/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/zshd6h/when_... and the women are unclear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praenomen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praenomen

ItalianPoetry 2y ago
I don't know about Ancient Romans, but I do know a few Italian men with numbered names. In particular a Decimo (tenth), who was indeed the tenth (and I wouldn't swear the last). They are all, unsurprisingly, old :)

ralgozino 2y ago

That's pretty convenient and easy to remember

aitchnyu 2y ago

Is Shiro a taboo name? Seen an ad for a big corp not printing 4 out of deference to the Japanese, since its the word for death. Or do people associate it with white?

amiga386 2y ago
I'm not sure. 4 and death just sound the same, it's more a superstition to avoid saying those numbers, like Westerners thinking 13 is unlucky. It doesn't extend to all words beginning with or containing "shi" Also, shiro (城 castle or 白 white) is not the same as the name Shirō (e.g. 四郎 "fourth son", 志郎 "determined son"?, 史郎 "historical son"?)