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The Latinizing of Names

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The Latinizing of Names

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can we latinize all names, they sound way cooler
- Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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  Idk about that. “Geber” sounds like a downgrade from “Jabir Ibn Hayyan”
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    Geber just means “die(derogatory)” in Turkish.
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    a bad latinization, Iabir would be more appropriate
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      or Iaber
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    “geber” sounds to me like a german brand of power tools

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