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Reinvented from first principles (thelemmy.club)
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[-] Godric@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago

Lots of Dutch last names are ridiculous, allegedly in defiance of foreign empires forcing the people to adopt them for registration purposes.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Such as?

[-] Jarifax@feddit.nl 8 points 2 days ago

One example is; Naaktgeboren, meaning "born naked"

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 days ago

Naaktgeboren comes from the German "nachgeboren", meaning "born after the father died". Which is the same origin as Posthumus, except that came via latin.

[-] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

How so? They have been free for some time, 4 centuries I think.

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