grumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-25 days agoThe Latinizing of Namesthelemmy.clubimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down15
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minus-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoThis is not surprising, pretty much everyone did this for names back in the day. Kings, popes, cities and countries all have different names based on the language.
minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet @lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoPeople still do it nowadays. I’ve see Spain’s king Felipe VI anglicized as Phillip VI countless times
This is not surprising, pretty much everyone did this for names back in the day. Kings, popes, cities and countries all have different names based on the language.
People still do it nowadays. I’ve see Spain’s king Felipe VI anglicized as Phillip VI countless times