[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agoHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?message-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoThe name Charlemagne annoys me because in most other languages it’s Charles (or Karl) the Great, but in English and apparently French it’s shortened to Charlemagne though he was originally Charles Le Magne in French?
The name Charlemagne annoys me because in most other languages it’s Charles (or Karl) the Great, but in English and apparently French it’s shortened to Charlemagne though he was originally Charles Le Magne in French?