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Why was Lemmygrad named “Lemmygrad” and why was Lemmy named “Lemmy”? (lemmygrad.ml)
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[–] sharkfucker420@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Leningrad

Stalingrad

From back in the day when there was still hope

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ohhhhhh that makes more sense

I'm the same person this is just my alt

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Imagine naming a city "Washington" :disgost:

[–] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is grad Russian for town?

[–] RedClouds@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So it's basically the same as English -ton. Lemmyton doesn't have the same ring to it though

[–] GrainEater@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Lemmyville

[–] Rasm635u@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

So basically the same as Danish -by

[–] olgas_husband@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago

it is a pun on Leningrad (City of Lenin) because is a communist instance

[–] FlightSimEnjoyer@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 year ago

I think it is "city" in russian, like in Leningrad.