suggestions for a name for a hospital

Stephen Hodge s.hodge at PADMACHOLING.FREESERVE.CO.UK
Sat Aug 24 16:36:08 UTC 2002


> I agree with Valerie Roebuck's suggestion to use the name of Tara, which
> Tibetan folk etymologies associate with "saving" in a spiritual sense as
> well as "star." A very good suggestion.
> Also, since Tara is a common Irish name - no doubt with good
> connotations in Gaelic, it won;t seem overly exotic to folks in LA.

But expect puzzled expressions from Japanese folk for whom "tara" means
'cod' :)

Best wishes,
Stephen Hodge





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