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minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 days agoThe vast majority of popular names come from ancient characters
minus-squareGodort@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 days agoExcept for the name “Madison”, which comes from the 1984 Tom Hanks movie Splash.
minus-squarenot_woody_shaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 day agoFun fact: CGP Grey only makes videos on topics ending in “on.”
minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_(name)
minus-squareThe Octonaut@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 day agoIts just a surname used as a first name, one of America’s cuter, more demure methods of cultural appropriation.
minus-squarefubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·1 day agoAnd also the name “Cameron”, which comes from 2012 series Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 hours agoHence the term “Christian name”, meaning one’s first name.
minus-squareBob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day 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-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoThose are their translated names.
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day 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-squarebrisk@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoAnd here I was thinking it was a Fallout reference
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours 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.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_(name)
Its just a surname used as a first name, one of America’s cuter, more demure methods of cultural appropriation.
And also the name “Cameron”, which comes from 2012 series Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
Half of them are from the Bibles.
Hence the term “Christian name”, meaning one’s first name.
Good point!
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.
Those are their translated names.
Mike, Paul, Dave too
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.