Jakylla@sh.itjust.worksM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 个月前Personally I prefer NASA's pronunciation, which is "charon".lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
arrow-up162arrow-down1imagePersonally I prefer NASA's pronunciation, which is "charon".lemmy.worldJakylla@sh.itjust.worksM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 个月前message-square8fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20160782 Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)#Name
minus-squareLvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 个月前 This comment just made me wonder if Shirley is a female bastardization of Charles through Charlie… I gave it a check (Wiktionary is surprisingly good for this sort of stuff), and reality is even weirder: “Shirley” is etymologically equivalent to shire + ley. It was initially a habitational surname. Then based on the 1849 quote it was used for some time as a masculine first name. Then as a feminine one.
I gave it a check (Wiktionary is surprisingly good for this sort of stuff), and reality is even weirder:
“Shirley” is etymologically equivalent to shire + ley. It was initially a habitational surname. Then based on the 1849 quote it was used for some time as a masculine first name. Then as a feminine one.