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Literal meanings of English counties (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Originally it was called Vectis in Latin. Wight is an old word for man, so its current name means “Isle of man”.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Well that makes me wonder how many others are wrong on this map.