[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?message-squaremessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square59linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSpruceBringsteen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·2 days agoCharlemagne is in the same boat, it means Charles the Great
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day 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?
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoI did not know that, and now I feel foolish
Charlemagne is in the same boat, it means Charles the Great
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?
I did not know that, and now I feel foolish