Are there names that are phonetically the same and common in different languages?

For example, can two completely different and unrelated languages result in a name that sounds like “Sam” (or whatever) and that name becomes relatively common in both languages?

Posted Nov 5, 2022, 4:35 AM UTC

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UserOfBlue•

"Lee" is a very prominent example of this. A fairly common name in English and a very common name in several Asian languages.

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MyUsernameIsAwful•

I know “Ken” is a name in Japanese, so I think that’s a yes.

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