Amanda has a doll that she named Kuku. I don't know how she came up with that name, but it was the first doll that she named herself and it was the baby that she brought with her to Turkey.
On our first night here, we introduced Kuku to Amanda's two aunts Necla and Nuray. Necla's eyes opened wide and she said, "Oh, that name means danger. Dangerous name for a girl."
Wow. I didnt' know the Turkish word for danger was kuku. I mentioned it to Nev and he said he didn't either. Then he said something to Necla in Turkish and she explained what she meant. The word kuku is a slang term for a part of a woman's body that is below her waist.
Nev and I agreed that we must find another name for Amanda's baby while we are in Turkey, so we chose the name Lale (pronounced "lah-lay") which means tulip in Turkish.
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