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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 96 points 5 days ago (21 children)

For reference, San Diego and Tijuana back right up to each other and have one of the busiest border crossings in the country.

You're going to hear Spanish there.

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (18 children)

Btw, San Diego would be Saint James.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 17 points 5 days ago (4 children)

It's wild that the name Diego becomes James in English!

I would've thought of Daniel or something but no, JAMES

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Diego (Diogo in Portuguese) is a modification of the name Tiago which in turn is the diminutive of Santiago which is the name of the apostle James in Spanish and Portuguese.

Maybe Saint Jim would convey the idea better?

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

San Diego <- Santiago <- Sant Iago <- Sanctus Iákōbos -> Sanct Iacobus -> Saint Iacomus -> Saint James

And Iákōbos from Hebrew Yaaqob

[–] GreatRam@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So Jacob and James come from the same origin?

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

That is correct. Greek Iakóbos to Latin Iacobus to Jakobus to late latin Jacomus to early French Jammes to english James

vs a more direct Yaaqob to Jacob or via Jakobus to Jacob

This also explains why the short form of James is Jim, via french Jaime

And how Jack and James and Jim and Jacob and Seamus and Thiego and Diego and Jaime and Giacomo, Iacopo and Hamish are all related.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Leave it to the French to simply ignore a whole syllable in the middle of the word.

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago

It's even worse when you remember that Jaime is pronounced Haime (from whence Hamish)

[–] GuyjinBu@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

In the streets of shame

Where you've lost your dreams in the rain

There's no signs of hope

The stems and seeds of the last of the dope

There's a glow of light

The Saint Jimmy is the spark in the night

Bearing gifts and trust

A fixture in the city of lust

[–] jimjam5@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t mind that at all lol has a nice ring to it. But I would feel insulted if I don’t get treated well in a city where I’m a saint.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 5 days ago

jimjam5 wouldn't mind the name Saint Jim?

I feel you're biased 😋

[–] Maeve@midwest.social 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Tiago > Iago* > Jacob > James. It's still a dumb demand.

[–] oo1@lemmings.world 1 points 4 days ago

There's a less popular name "Jago" in English that would fit. I think that also comes from Jacob or Iago.

So I reckon "Saint Jago"

[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's English for ya! You would think that after the Great Vowel Shift people would have considered re-spelling words and names to more properly fit their roots, but evidently instead they just decided to start pronouncing everything wrong.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

It also seems like English changing the letter J from a /j/ sound to a /dzj/ sound didn't help, going by how “Iacobus” became Jacob somewhere down that line.

[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

Yup, that's the part that drives me most crazy.

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