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inkhorn term
inkhorn term
An obscure term from another language (most often Latin or Greek), typically used in an attempt to highlight the speaker's intelligence. I can't stand that guy and his inkhorn terms—I feel like I need to have a dictionary on hand just to talk to him!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| ÍRis | | - | Portuguese, Icelandic |
| Kiera | | KEER-a, KEE-ar-a | Irish |
| Tahir | | - | Arabic |
| Inka | | EENG-kah (Finnish), ING-kah (German) | Frisian, Finnish, German |
| Engelbert | | ENG-el-bert (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |
| Jaxon | | JAK-sən | English (Modern) |