Hi °C | Lo °C 'mubarak' may mean 'blessed' in Arabic, according to Martin Stern (Write Back, February 7), but how many people know 'Netanyahu', (Israel PM) means 'gift of God' in Hebrew?
COLIN NEVIN
Bangor, Co Down
Names are lost in translation
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