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Are you aware that your user name means "murder" (i.e. the crime) in german? {{unsigned|Akhorahil}} | Are you aware that your user name means "murder" (i.e. the crime) in german? {{unsigned|Akhorahil}} | ||
:So I have been told, yes, but I assure you the similarity is coincidental. :) The original derivation is from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordred#Name Mordred], son of King Arthur, but shortened from long use as an online handle. --[[Special:Contributions/Mord|Mord]] 07:53, 27 November 2020 (UTC) | :So I have been told, yes, but I assure you the similarity is coincidental. :) The original derivation is from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordred#Name Mordred], son of King Arthur, but shortened from long use as an online handle. --[[Special:Contributions/Mord|Mord]] 07:53, 27 November 2020 (UTC) | ||
::Don't worry, my name means many awful things in various languages, cannot be avoided existing so many different languages. But in Tolkien's early Gnomish, ''mord'' was the word for 'man, warrior'. --Tik 08:42, 28 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
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User name Mord
Are you aware that your user name means "murder" (i.e. the crime) in german? —Unsigned comment by Akhorahil (talk • contribs).
- So I have been told, yes, but I assure you the similarity is coincidental. :) The original derivation is from Mordred, son of King Arthur, but shortened from long use as an online handle. --Mord 07:53, 27 November 2020 (UTC)
- Don't worry, my name means many awful things in various languages, cannot be avoided existing so many different languages. But in Tolkien's early Gnomish, mord was the word for 'man, warrior'. --Tik 08:42, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
