26 August 2011
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Funny Condo Names
Sometimes I think I should have a series in my blog for funny condominium project names here in Bangkok. I see advertisements for them from time to time and wonder how a particular name was chosen.
Take, for example, Rende. It is located on Sukhumvit Soi 23, one block east of Soi Asoke, so its claim of being just 5 minutes from the BTS Skytrain and MRT Subway is probably accurate. But what does it mean that it is an "artistic condo for art lovers?"
And the name "Rende"? Did they name the condo after the city of Rende, Italy? If so, why? Rende does have two museums, but neither is particularly noteworthy. Maybe the developers named the condo after the city because the city has the largest mall in southern Italy. Or maybe they named the condo after the Dutch word "rende," which means "trough," "furrow," or "ditch." That doesn't sound very likely, either.
Oh, well, file this under "I" for "inexplicable."
Comments (11)
Thais like to shop, right? So, that does make sense. LOL
hmmmmmmmmm, how people names things is an interesting topic.
rende in Dutch means ran (from to run)
This is a mystery of life that will never be solved
Why don't you just ask the developers?
heh!
@pukplane - Which is still quite the odd name for a condo...
@Fatcat723 - @Diva_Jyoti_3 - Yes, these are mysteries I'll just have to learn to live with.
@Dezinerdreams - I'm having a hard time getting bureaucrats from the transit agencies to respond to my emails. Can't imagine that the developers are going to give me any more attention when I ask them questions.
@CurryPuffy - Tenuous connection...
@christao408 - yep, you're totally right...
Probably makes more sense in Thai.
@Inciteful - Actually, I had thought about that but the Thai name is only a transliteration of the English name. Doesn't have any inherent meaning.
Only you would think of writing something like this and making all of us wonder why we didn't post an interesting topic like this ourselves!
People just want to be innovative and the more different a name sounds to the local group, the better for marketing I suppose.
@ZSA_MD - That is probably exactly the case - the names "sound good" to Thais, even if they make no sense in the original language.
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