AC Milan's number 10 has simply been an outstanding footballer of 2007 and proved that claim by grabbing the Footballer of the Year Award. I was going through some articles on Kaká winning the World Footballer of the Year Award, but to my surprise almost every one of them had a paragraph on his unusual name. ESPNSTAR wrote - "His talent was as obvious as the jokes about his name were numerous and he was a key component of AC Milan's 2003/2004 Italian league winning team which finished 11 points ahead of AS Roma.".
Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi is famously said to have commented: "Kaka? We could never sign anyone with a name like that." Of course AC Milan had the last laugh and he went on to become one of the best players in Italy. What a shame!!
So, does a name defines a person's character or his actions. Surely, Mr. Moggi had pressed a wrong button on that occasion.
His nickname is pronounced as it is spelled, with stress on the second syllable. It is a common term of endearment of "Ricardo" in Brazil. In Kaká's case, however, it was born from younger brother Rodrigo calling him "Caca" due to his inability to pronounce "Ricardo"; it eventually evolved into Kaká.
Then, a few days back I was going through the blogs of other people. When suddenly I came across an unusual blog. The name of the blogger was "Ashanka". Which generally means "Apprehension" in English. But she was adamant in stating that it means "Hope". I don't understand why is she so conscious about her name, when her actions (her blogs) suggests that she is in total control and has no doubt. The blog is written here.
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