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minus-squareBeaconlinkfedilink12•2 months agoThe vast majority of popular names come from ancient characters
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•2 months agoExcept for the name “Madison”, which comes from the 1984 Tom Hanks movie Splash.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoFun fact: CGP Grey only makes videos on topics ending in “on.”
minus-squareThe Octonautlinkfedilink3•2 months agoIts just a surname used as a first name, one of America’s cuter, more demure methods of cultural appropriation.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoAnd also the name “Cameron”, which comes from 2012 series Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
minus-squareBob Robertson IX cakelinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoIt’s crazy to think that if you traveled back in time 2000 years ago you could hang out with guys named John, Luke and Mark.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoHence the term “Christian name”, meaning one’s first name.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months agoNot mine because it’s an ethnonym, though I guess it’s ancient source is Roman. Also the Roman version is still used as a nickname even though it makes my name longer.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months agoAnd here I was thinking it was a Fallout reference
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months agoTechnically a vaultdweller in fallout could be considered a pseudo-ethnicity.
The vast majority of popular names come from ancient characters
Except for the name “Madison”, which comes from the 1984 Tom Hanks movie Splash.
Fun fact: CGP Grey only makes videos on topics ending in “on.”
Its just a surname used as a first name, one of America’s cuter, more demure methods of cultural appropriation.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_(name)
And also the name “Cameron”, which comes from 2012 series Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
Half of them are from the Bibles.
It’s crazy to think that if you traveled back in time 2000 years ago you could hang out with guys named John, Luke and Mark.
Mike, Paul, Dave too
Those are their translated names.
Hence the term “Christian name”, meaning one’s first name.
Good point!
Not mine because it’s an ethnonym, though I guess it’s ancient source is Roman. Also the Roman version is still used as a nickname even though it makes my name longer.
And here I was thinking it was a Fallout reference
Technically a vaultdweller in fallout could be considered a pseudo-ethnicity.