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normie3000today at 4:23 AM1 replyview on HN

Very fun!

One thing confused me in the story: are "Ibrahim" and "Ibrahima" interchangeable?

Naming children after grandparents gets particularly fun when meeting up with cousins!


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foxfiredtoday at 7:52 AM

Orally they are interchangeable. Though, I only ever append the “a” when speaking in my native language.