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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