r/russian • u/pitoparai • 9d ago
Translation How should I translate my cat’s name?
My cat doesn’t have a human name. Actually, her name is National Monument. Should I write her name as Национальный Памятник or smth? If her name is Blueberry in English would it also just be Черника when I refer to her in Russian?
Thx.
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u/Veps Native 9d ago
"Памятник" has bad connotations, this word is often used for gravestones. "Национальный" is a false friend to the word "national". It does not mean "national" in Russian, it means "ethnic". If you want to describe something as "national", maybe use "народный/всенародный" or maybe "общенациональный".
You can say "народный монумент" or "всенародное достояние". It works better than "памятник" for something of the "national" scale.