SWEDISH COUPLE NAMES
BABY BOY "GOOGLE"
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Swedish_couple_names_baby_boy_%22Google%22
Translated by/Traduzione di
Alessandra Martino
Lebanese Swedish Couple names their Baby Boy Google October 21, 2005 A Swedish Lebanese couple, Walid Elias and Carol Kai, has chosen to name their first born son Google, after the well-known search engine. The Swedish tax authority, which normally frowns on unusal names, apparently had no objections. The father, Walid Elias Kai, says he's a "great fan" of the search engine and wanted to honor the service by naming his son after it. But Mr. Kai says he and his wife also chose the name because of the similar word googol. "[Googol] means 1 followed by 100 zeroes," stated Mr. Kai, " and I want my son to have lots of friends - I want him to be social, so the name also symbolises this." Upon hearing the news, authors of the Google weblog wrote, "We wish him long life and good health, and hope his schoolmates aren't too hard on him." |
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Lebanese Swedish Couple names their Baby Boy Google |
Una coppia libano-svedese chiama il suo bambino Google |
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October 21, 2005 |
21 ottobre 2005 |
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A Swedish Lebanese couple, Walid Elias and Carol Kai, has chosen to name their first born son Google, after the well-known search engine. |
Una coppia libano-svedese, Walid Elias e Carol Kai, ha scelto di chiamare il suo primo figlio maschio Google, come il celebre motore di ricerca. |
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The Swedish tax authority, which normally frowns on unusal names, apparently had no objections. |
L'autorità fiscale svedese, che normalmente disapprova i nomi insoliti, a quanto pare non ha fatto obiezioni. |
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The father, Walid Elias Kai, says he's a "great fan" of the search engine and wanted to honor the service by naming his son after it. |
Il padre, Walid Elias Kai, dice di essere un grande ammiratore del motore di ricerca e di aver voluto onorare il servizio chiamando così il suo bambino. |
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But Mr. Kai says he and his wife also chose the name because of the similar word googol. |
Ma il signor Kai dice che lui e la moglie hanno scelto il nome anche per la somiglianza con la parola googol. |
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"[Googol] means 1 followed by 100 zeroes," stated Mr. Kai, " and I want my son to have lots of friends - I want him to be social, so the name also symbolises this." |
"[Googol] significa 1 seguito da 100 zeri", ha affermato il signor Kai "ed io voglio che mio figlio abbia molti amici - voglio che sia socievole, quindi il nome simbolizza anche questo". |
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Upon hearing the news, authors of the Google weblog wrote, |
Appresa la notizia, gli autori del weblog di Google hanno scritto: |
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"We wish him long life and good health, and hope his schoolmates aren't too hard on him." |
" Gli auguriamo una vita lunga e una buona salute e speriamo che i suoi compagni di classe non lo prendano troppo in giro". |
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