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That begs the question: WHY is "Gaylord" a common last name? Yes, I know that it is a fairly modern take on the word, but nonetheless, I am curious as to it's origins.
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Shadow0 posted:Readers of this thread might enjoy this Wiki article: I have always enjoyed the "Translated" names of places that end up being stupid. Like, The Sahara Desert. Sahara is a word for Desert. So it's the Desert Desert. Or the baseball team The Los Angeles Angels.
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Barudak posted:When I was young I listened to a radio play on the naming of US towns, based I believe on this book. Of course, one was as far as I could tell made up which was Strange, Montana with the origin of finding a dead body with a note on it saying "strange is how I lived and died". Live by the strange, die by the strange.
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What was that place ...uhhh they used the same name for alot of the rivers and landmarks, because the surveyors were asking a local tribe what they called it, and kept giving that one answer. Turns out they were saying " We have no idea what you are asking us" / " I do not understand you"
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