Aug 26, 2002 12:30
22 yrs ago
English term

Does this mean anything in Japanese?

Non-PRO English to Japanese Marketing Name check!
Hello!
This is regarding a company wanting to take this name \"KONEO\" does it mean anything in Greek or Japanese please?
Proposed translations (Japanese)
4 +1 no, but some might wonder
5 +7 No.

Proposed translations

+1
4 hrs
Selected

no, but some might wonder

No, the whole word KONEO doesn't mean anything in Japanese, but depending on how you pronounce it and where you place the accent, some Japanese people might wonder what it means for the following reasons;

"kone" in Japanese means(if KONEO is pronounced like co-neh-o and the accent is on the second syllable):
1) connection
2) part of a verb "koneru" (to knead, to work clay, to argue for argument's sake, etc.)

O is often used at the end of a boy/man's name(ex. Yasuo, kazuo, etc.), the whole name could imply something like a connection boy.

If KONEO is pronounced like co-knee-o and the accent is on the first syllable, then I don't see any potential problem.

As for what it might mean in Greek, I do not know and I suggest you pose this question on the Greek-Japanese ProZ site.









Peer comment(s):

agree Shinya Ono : Yes, and it may also be an acronym.
6 hrs
That's true!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks indeed for your help! It was very useful indeed Regards Peter"
+7
30 mins

No.

It doesn't mean anything in Japanese.
Peer comment(s):

agree kaorin
1 hr
agree Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
2 hrs
agree morrison
13 hrs
agree Kaori Myatt
13 hrs
agree jsl (X)
14 hrs
agree Yoshimine
15 hrs
agree zwcorp
19 hrs
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