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The Latinizing of Names (thelemmy.club)
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[-] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 4 points 12 hours ago

can we latinize all names, they sound way cooler

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 hours ago

Idk about that. "Geber" sounds like a downgrade from "Jabir Ibn Hayyan"

[-] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Geber just means "die(derogatory)" in Turkish.

[-] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 2 points 5 hours ago

a bad latinization, Iabir would be more appropriate

[-] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 2 points 5 hours ago

or Iaber

this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2026
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