Timeline for What is the correct linguistic term for names that are statements?
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| Jun 7, 2021 at 22:42 | comment | added | Barmar | I checked the pre-edit question. It never asked for a term for names that come from a god. The only example happened to be theophoric, but the question itself was clear about what they're looking for. | |
| Jun 7, 2021 at 16:14 | comment | added | fev | @rahaj: Yes, the list is amazing. I am actually grateful for the question, because I found the name of this phenomenon... It's quite common, from the biblical I/Emmanuel (God is with us) to the South-African Goitsione (God Knows) . Fascinating... | |
| Jun 7, 2021 at 15:56 | comment | added | rajah9 | Of mild interest: Nebuchadnezzar means "Nabu, watch over my heir". Joshua means "The LORD is salvation." These are theophoric names that are also statements. | |
| Jun 7, 2021 at 10:43 | comment | added | user1934212 | Unfair, I know. Fortunately, answers can be updated as well :-) | |
| Jun 7, 2021 at 10:42 | comment | added | fev | Well, you did edit the question after I answered in a way that made my answer no longer be valid. | |
| Jun 7, 2021 at 10:37 | comment | added | user1934212 | I am looking for a more general term, that includes non-teophoric names, as well (as specified in the updated original question). | |
| Jun 7, 2021 at 10:32 | history | answered | fev | CC BY-SA 4.0 |