Tutankhamun sounds alien to me
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Most names you know come from the languages around you and its cultural influences.
You would not expect that for example a Japanese name by as familiar as a standard english name.
King Tut’s name held meaning in the language in which it was given. It contained a reference to the Egyptian God Amun.
With some languages like those found among the natives in North America, the names sometimes are translated like “Sitting Bull” whose actual name was something more like “Tatanka Iyotake”.
Many names common in English today come from the Bible and a few are nearly as old as King Tut’s name, but they are modified to fit into the English language.
The most stereotypical name in English is John and it has its roots in ancient Hebrew (referencing their god) and was distributed around the world with Christianity and the Bible. It turned into John, Juan, Ivan, Sean, Hans, Jean, Giovanni, Evan and many others.
If King Tut’s name was passed on to today it would have undergone similar transformations and the results would not feel alien to you because you are used to them.
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