Tiago > Yahoo > Jacob > James. It’s still a dumb demand.
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lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 3 days agoIt’s wild that the name Diego becomes James in English!
I would’ve thought of Daniel or something but no, JAMES
Maeve@midwest.social 3 days ago
AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
That’s English for ya! You would think that after the Great Vowel Shift people would have considered re-spelling words and names to more properly fit their roots, but evidently instead they just decided to start pronouncing everything wrong.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 3 days ago
It also seems like English changing the letter J from a /j/ sound to a /dzj/ sound didn’t help, going by how “Iacobus” became James (or I could see Jacob in there… With English’ old J)
AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 3 days ago
Yup, that’s the part that drives me most crazy.
oo1@lemmings.world 3 days ago
There’s a less popular name “Jago” in English that would fit. I think that also comes from Jacob or Iago.
So I reckon “Saint Jago”
Tryenjer@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Diego (Diogo in Portuguese) is a modification of the name Tiago which in turn is the diminutive of Santiago which is the name of the apostle James in Spanish and Portuguese.
Enkrod@feddit.org 3 days ago
Tiago -> Iago -> Iakobus -> Jacob -> James
GreatRam@lemmy.world 3 days ago
So Jacob and James come from the same origin?
Enkrod@feddit.org 3 days ago
That is correct. Greek Iakóbos to Latin Iacobus to Jakobus to late latin Jacomus to early French Jammes to english James
GuyjinBu@lemm.ee 3 days ago
In the streets of shame Where you’ve lost your dreams in the rain There’s no signs of hope The stems and seeds of the last of the dope There’s a glow of light The Saint Jimmy is the spark in the night Bearing gifts and trust A fixture in the city of lust
jimjam5@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I wouldn’t mind that at all lol has a nice ring to it. But I would feel insulted if I don’t get treated well in a city where I’m a saint.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 3 days ago
jimjam5 wouldn’t mind the name Saint Jim?
I feel you’re biased 😋