• PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        Those are self introductions. Anh Dang (the woman on the left) is the heiress (beneficiary and presumed inheritor) of her parents’ tech stock portfolio.

        Ayo Owayale (the woman on the right) feels the need to speak of her own heritage on the same level (that of a rich socialite), and so refers to her sister’s hoodie and sweatpants on the same level as the tech stock portfolio.

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        Anh: Vietnamese given name meaning “flower, petal, brave, hero”

        Dang: Surname, Vietnamese version of Chinese Deng, after the ancient Chinese state of Deng

        Ayo: Yoruba (Nigeria) given name meaning “joy”

        Owayale: Yoruba surname meaning “the river goddess came home”

        Heiress: female person expecting to receive wealth and/or property, usually but not necessarily from a blood relative

        Smorty: alternative spelling of “Smartass”, probably 😁

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        Behind the Name

        Honey Name, Nigerian last names