kärt barn har många namn

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Literally, "Dear child has many names." Compare Finnish rakkaalla lapsella on monta nimeä.

Proverb

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kärt barn har många namn

  1. someone or something well-liked gets many (endearing) epithets

References

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