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Danish names are very strongly stratified by age.\\xa0Ole and Finn and Knud and Kaj and J\\xf8rn and J\\xf8rgen and to some extent Poul and Per, are over 50. Their wives and sisters and secret lovers are Inger and Karin and Kirsten and Ulla. Or Bente. Another guaranteed old ladies\\u2019 name is Bente.\\xa0Bent is the male version.\\xa0 Being named\\xa0Bent is a problem for Danes who travel, because in many English-speaking countries, \\u2018bent\\u2019 is old-fashioned slang for \\u2018gay.\\u2019 In those countries, if you hold out your hand and say, \\u2018Hi, I\\u2019m Bent,\\u2019 you may get an unexpected reaction.