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    Syllable porn in names

    Could somebody please tell me what meaning this common part of Thai names has?

    I am sure it must mean something as it is used in many different combinations.

    Thanks.

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    It's sanskrit - Porn means 'blessings'.

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    So Thithiporn means blessed breasts?

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    พร (pon -> porn) = blessings

    Note that "porn" doesn't really have an "r" sound in it -- Thais put it to make Brits pronounce the long vowel correctly (this phonetic trick doesn't work for Americans).

    ฐิติพร (thitipon -> titty porn) = blessed (livelihood / way of living / existence)

    สิริพร (siripon -> silly porn) = fortune / luck blessings

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    I took a taxi recently and the taxi driver's name was Gayporn.
    What does that mean?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blake7
    I took a taxi recently and the taxi driver's name was Gayporn. What does that mean?
    It means that you'll have to put your avatar to work.

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    So when I went to Chiang Mai and stayed in the Pornping Tower, maybe the builders took a step back upon completion and decided it was a blessed erection?

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    Quote Originally Posted by crocodilexp
    พร (pon -> porn) = blessings Note that "porn" doesn't really have an "r" sound in it -- Thais put it to make Brits pronounce the long vowel correctly (this phonetic trick doesn't work for Americans). ฐิติพร (thitipon -> titty porn) = blessed (livelihood / way of living / existence) สิริพร (siripon -> silly porn) = fortune / luck blessings
    In deed, and when used as part of a name in Thai it is literally meaning 'gift from god'.

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    Thanks to all for the insight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by somtamslap View Post
    It's sanskrit - Porn means 'blessings'.
    Or the more common Aumporn - blessed gentle breeze.

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    Quote Originally Posted by English Noodles
    In deed, and when used as part of a name in Thai it is literally meaning 'gift from god'.
    I've met a few porns that were a gift from the devil.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blake7
    Gayporn
    does he have a luk krung german brother terdporn ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Blake7
    Gayporn
    does he have a luk krung german brother terdporn ?
    you mean, turdporn?

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    Yes, it is true that the word porn can be amusing to Western folks. However, most Thais do not enunciate the 'r' in porn (for the most part). Totally different meaning.

    And no, most Thais will not understand if you try to point out the Western way of hearing.

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    my boss used to have a Rubber Dog

    I couldn't work out what breed it was until he showed me a pic...of a Labrador

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy View Post
    my boss used to have a Rubber Dog

    I couldn't work out what breed it was until he showed me a pic...of a Labrador
    That's really funny.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fabian View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy View Post
    my boss used to have a Rubber Dog

    I couldn't work out what breed it was until he showed me a pic...of a Labrador
    That's really funny.
    And really old...

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    I think it's a common part of most Thai names same as AL is a common part of many Arab names.

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    In reality most Thais do not pronounce the R like us Western folks do. Usually, it sounds like:
    kidipon, sillipon or titipon

    A lot of other factors come into play but basically it is how that it is written in English that causes enjoyment for some.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pickel
    I've met a few porns that were a gift from the devil.
    Not the same Porn the Ozzie Customs were looking in me Hard-drive for ?

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    My Thai ex-girlfriend--she got her PhD in the US--and I were once at an internet cafe in the US, back in 2004..the computer in the cafe would not let her sign in to her Yahoo account. The reason? Her name is Amporn, and "porn" was a word that customers were blocked from typing on the computer, haha...

    Needless to say, she was not amused!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hillbilly
    In reality most Thais do not pronounce the R like us Western folks do. Usually, it sounds like: kidipon, sillipon or titipon
    Correct.

    The 'porn' name ending with the R is a fallacy and a mistransliteration maybe by accident and maybe by some comedian for the purposes of titillation. It is a long 'aw' sound liked in pawn.

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    its a sanskrit word

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    My Thai nickname is Matureamateurasianporn kaa.
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    Quote Originally Posted by preahko View Post
    My Thai ex-girlfriend--she got her PhD in the US--and I were once at an internet cafe in the US, back in 2004..the computer in the cafe would not let her sign in to her Yahoo account. The reason? Her name is Amporn, and "porn" was a word that customers were blocked from typing on the computer, haha...

    Needless to say, she was not amused!!
    A friend of mine was married to a stunningly beautiful Thai lady. Her name was Porn and unfortunately she had worked as a prostitute before meeting my friend.

    She still dressed the part, and her name caused no end of embarrassment to my friend.

    Trying to explain that the name meant "blessing" in Thai always resulted in awkward silences for all involved.

    Kind of funny and kind of sad.

    RickThai

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