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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 72 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] Deebster 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Beverly, which originated from the term "beaver meadow" and has historical usage

I have questions

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Like, "Beverly, are you free Saturday night?"

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Extra apropos points (apropoints?) because Theophania is also Greek.

[–] nafzib@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yo, wtf? And I quote from that wiki article:

"The first known vending machine, created in the 1st century CE by Hero of Alexandria, dispensed holy water. This invention predates the modern concept of vending machines by nearly 2,000 years, making it seem anachronistic in ancient history."

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That sounds more like a faucet

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Dispensed in exchange for a coin.

Similar to modern machines, Heron’s device required inserting a coin into a slot. The coin fell onto a pan that was connected to a lever, which opened a valve on the other end where the holy water flowed out. The pan continued to move under the weight of the coin until, eventually, the coin slid off. The lever would then raise back to its initial state and close the valve, stopping the flow of water.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 42 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Growing up, every kid I knew named Jason was a total fucking asshole except for one. Fuck you, Jasons (except for you, Jason, you were cool).

Now in the twilight of middle age, one of my best friends is a Jason so the universe balanced it out I guess.

[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I completely agree with this anomaly, but my version is Scott. Fuck all Scotts but one, he's cool.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Confirmed. I also only know one cool Scott.

[–] MightyLordJason@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] MightyLordJason@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Thanks! Knighthood for you

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Hi Jason's mom

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My brother is Jason and is a bit of a nob tbh.

I do love him, and want the best for him

But he is a bit of a nob

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Sounds like an ISO standard brother to me.

[–] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] Fallofturkey@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 3 months ago

SSSSHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNN!

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Don't sleep on "Tiffany"!

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Imagine some parents in ancient greece deciding to name their child Java Script Object Notation.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I'm sure many objected to that

[–] almost1337@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago

I have a friend named Jason; he was supposedly named after the cartoon "Jace and the Wheeled Warriors", only his dad is a bit dense and didn't know the actual title.

[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I’m 40 so half the women I know are named Jessica, the other half are Ashleys

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 months ago

And the other other half are Jennifers

[–] PotentialProblem@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Everyone I know is named Kim for some reason. Men and women. It’s confusing

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Are you posting from Korea?

[–] PotentialProblem@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Haha no, but that’d make a lot of sense if I was

[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

I swear half my highschool was Melissa(s) and Stephanie(s)

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The sons of Lehi in the book of Mormon are:

  • Laman
  • Lemuel
  • Nephi
  • Sam

I think the writer just lost interest in weird names

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

The writer's siblings:
Alvin
Hyrum
Sophronia
Samuel
William
Katharine
Don Carlos?
Lucy

So less lost interest in weird names and more Gary Stu

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago
[–] ZeroGravitas@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] ZeroGravitas@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Ἰάσων

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's so weird that names mean stuff and aren't just a feel. How many cultures besides Americans have names with no meaning?

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Basically all names have meaning if you trace the etymological roots back far enough - even American's. In most cases, those meanings are just unknown to the people passing them down.