kärt barn har många namn

Swedish

Etymology

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

Proverb

kärt barn har många namn

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

References

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