Why was Lemmygrad named “Lemmygrad” and why was Lemmy named “Lemmy”? (lemmygrad.ml)

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[-] VHS@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

from the lemmy git repository:

Why's it called Lemmy?

Lead singer from Motörhead.
The old school video game.
The Koopa from Super Mario.
The furry rodents.

Lemmygrad is a pun off of Leningrad because it's a communist instance

[-] muddi@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Interesting, I thought Lemmy was started by ML or MLM socialist devs and assumed it was also a play on the abbreviation: ML/MLM -> mel/melem? -> lemmy

[-] GrainEater@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 years ago

it was started by at least one ML dev (dessalines), but the etymology seems to be unrelated

[-] sharkfucker420@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah and where does the grad come from. Not from grad school right?

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago

Leningrad

Stalingrad

From back in the day when there was still hope

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ohhhhhh that makes more sense

I'm the same person this is just my alt

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Imagine naming a city "Washington" :disgost:

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Is grad Russian for town?

[-] RedClouds@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago

If you trust gpt4 enough then it answered yes:

The suffix "grad" in Russian city names like "Leningrad" and "Stalingrad" comes from the Old East Slavic word "градъ" (grad) which means "city" or "town." In the modern Russian language, "город" (gorod) is the term for "city." The use of "grad" in city names is a historical and traditional feature.