Another place name that we aren't sure who is named after is Johannesburg in South Africa where there are multiple different Johannes who have been cited as the origin of the city's name
I spent one of my birthdays on Diego Garcia back in the early 1980s. I explored the atoll with a bicycle I rented from Navy Special Services, and subsisted on coconuts I found on the beach.
There are/were peculiarities about the governance of the British Indian Ocean Territories, and some of it took the form of rumor/'urban?'legend. For instance it was said that when the Brits asked on which side of the road everyone should drive the Americans said, "You guys have one vehicle; we have dozens. We'll drive on the right, and leave i to you on which side you want to drive." Also, tropical white shorts were an authorized uniform for British personnel, but not for U.S. Navy.
@@realhawaii5o bruh portuguese people do weird things with names. They take a Spanish name and just swap out letters. Brazil just goes the more Spanish route
Omg I did a report for school on Chagos in like 2008, which was alarming for my classmates b/c my oceanography teacher said "do a report on anything you want as long as the ocean is involved" 😅😅 everyone else did dolphins or something, I was like "we did something aweful!"
Georgia has Ben Hill County, Texas, Jim Hogg and Jim Wells Counties. Both states feature a Jeff Davis County. Illinois has Jo Daviess. For cities, there are Ann Arbor, Michigan and Albert Lea, Minnesota.
It's interesting that Italian and Spanish use 'Don' as an honorific, while Portugese uses 'Dom'. It clearly derives from the Latin 'Dominus', meaning lord or master; this word in turn relates to 'domus', house, from which we get 'domestic' and 'domicile' in English. Initially these honorifics were probably conferred onto heads of the Roman household before being applied more generally. So why did Italian and Spanish turn 'm' into 'n'? And why did French forego the 'dom/n' honorific entirely, instead favouring 'monseignor', which evolved into 'monsieur'?
Cartographers having undue influence, like how the western hemisphere got its name? I was unaware of the population displacement until now. If it's any consolation, the Navy take over of the place had significant strategic importance. I served a tour of duty on the precursor to this place at another place that didn't exist.
I have an ancestor born in 1858 Alabama which is a ‘name explain mystery’ - her given name is Tondocti- if google, it’s the only one and no one knows its origins
@Narja Definitely possible! A decent number of names were made up by authors and playwrights. Sedona, Arizona was also named after Sedona Miller Schnebly, whose Pennsylvania Dutch mother made up the name.
I just got back from working 5 months (Jan 24 to June 20) on Diego Garcia. While there i bought two books about the island ‘Peak of Limuria' by Richard Edis 2004 Edition and Coral Copra and Concrete' by Daniel W. Urish. Sure (a British company) is the island’s internet & cell provider and they sells the previously stated books, Chagos Conservation Trust conservative pamphlets, BIOT postage stamps, and the two special BIOT coins. The chagoians will NEVER be allowed to permanently resettled no matter what international courts declare, this year alone over 500 million USD in projects are being done on the island. The island is too valuable to the US military to release control of the it.
Mauritius wanted to negociate with the US, but they prefer to deal with the UK (very snobish) The UK is touching a rent from the US for this base Mauritius wanted to leave diego garcia for the US base (in exchange of that rent) but let the chagosians acces the other islands of the atol But apparently... these two countries are above international laws
Axel Lind Island iIn Prince William Sound, 2.5 mi S of Eaglek Bay and 33 mi E of Whittier. So Diego Garcia Is is not the only one. I've no idea who Axel Lind was or why the Island was named after him.
there is a way to know if it's Portuguese or Spanish. If García has an accent on "i", it's Spanish; if it is Garcia without an accent on "i", it's Portuguese
Spent a week there in 1979 while serving in the USAF. Glad I didnt join the Navy, this would have been a terrible assignment. Only remember the drunken donkey out where we barbecued.
"Dio" or "Deo gratia" does not mean "thank God". "Deo gratia" is translated as "thanks be to god" in Catholicism (and perhaps the Anglican church?) but in Latin it literally means "by the grace of God". Spanish speakers say "gracias" to thank you because it's meant to invoke God's grace upon you. So in Spanish, "Dios gracia" would simply mean something like "God's grace". Moreover, I think it's a stretch to imagine "García" is a respelled "gracia[s]". One reason is pronunciation: In "García" the "i" is accented, which means it's a separate syllable, but in "gracias" it's part of an "ia" diphthong and is pronounced "ya". Another reason is that transposition of letters is not a frequent source of language change in Spanish, which allows fewer consonant clusters.
forced? You are joking. The US could not and would not force the UK to do anything. You forget the countries are NATO allies and that having a big base there is good strategy for both countries.
I was there five months this year and as far as I know it’s called NSF BIOT which stands for Naval Support Facility British Overseas Indian Territory. I actually used to drink with the BRITs all the time and go to the brit club every Friday and Saturday night. They even took me fishing on their military boat which is definitely against the rules but who’s going to tell them what to do because they fucking run the island.
@@elliottprats1910 the UN and the international court regulated that Chagos is Mauritius territory and that the UK should depart...(of course because it's the UK and the US they conduct themselves as if they are above all international laws)...shamefull
All Diego Garcias should unite and conquer this island for themselves.
Yeeehaaw
We might have another Josh Swain situation on our hands
Or just let the Chagosians return peacefully
WOO HOO LMAO
@@bingbonghafu Nah. They can get subjugated by the Diego Garcias. Nothing more.
I know not one, but TWO Diego Garcias! Never put together the island and the name before.
Another place name that we aren't sure who is named after is Johannesburg in South Africa where there are multiple different Johannes who have been cited as the origin of the city's name
is the city named after the Johannes or the Johannes named after the city?! 😳
@@stuartblittley3531 Johannes was named after the hebrew analoge of mohammed.
@@brokkrep
Johannes is the Dutch version of John
@@Alex-fv2qs I know.
I spent one of my birthdays on Diego Garcia back in the early 1980s. I explored the atoll with a bicycle I rented from Navy Special Services, and subsisted on coconuts I found on the beach.
I just left two months ago and from the pictures that I’ve seen from the 80s it has changed quite a bit since then.
That's weird...you guys are allowed to visit but not the chagosians (they were allowed only twice)
There are/were peculiarities about the governance of the British Indian Ocean Territories, and some of it took the form of rumor/'urban?'legend. For instance it was said that when the Brits asked on which side of the road everyone should drive the Americans said, "You guys have one vehicle; we have dozens. We'll drive on the right, and leave i to you on which side you want to drive." Also, tropical white shorts were an authorized uniform for British personnel, but not for U.S. Navy.
Diego Garcia surround by the waves, lonely in the ocean but in every other way it was full of love in the warmest fellow feeling.
Diego isn't a Portuguese name. Just Spanish. We have "Diogo" instead.
but I saw people here in brazil called diego... and it is a quite common name!
@@victorhugofranciscon7899 yeah this guy's on crack. Diego can definitely be a portuguese name
@@12345Unicornio Maybe in Brazil but not in Portugal. Brazilians do weird things with names that don't happen here in Portugal.
@@realhawaii5o yep. Diego is Diogo, but "espanholado"
@@realhawaii5o bruh portuguese people do weird things with names. They take a Spanish name and just swap out letters. Brazil just goes the more Spanish route
Omg I did a report for school on Chagos in like 2008, which was alarming for my classmates b/c my oceanography teacher said "do a report on anything you want as long as the ocean is involved" 😅😅 everyone else did dolphins or something, I was like "we did something aweful!"
PS: "nh" is Portuguese is pronounced the same way as "ñ" in Spanish or "gn" in Italian and French
I assume the volume is so low because Diego Garcia is supposed to be secret.
Jan Mayen: "Am I a joke to you?"
Why, yes! Yes you are!
Georgia has Ben Hill County, Texas, Jim Hogg and Jim Wells Counties. Both states feature a Jeff Davis County. Illinois has Jo Daviess.
For cities, there are Ann Arbor, Michigan and Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Of course Jefferson Davis was a Confederate leader. No secret why a bunch of places, schools etc are named for that racist.
It's interesting that Italian and Spanish use 'Don' as an honorific, while Portugese uses 'Dom'.
It clearly derives from the Latin 'Dominus', meaning lord or master; this word in turn relates to 'domus', house, from which we get 'domestic' and 'domicile' in English. Initially these honorifics were probably conferred onto heads of the Roman household before being applied more generally.
So why did Italian and Spanish turn 'm' into 'n'? And why did French forego the 'dom/n' honorific entirely, instead favouring 'monseignor', which evolved into 'monsieur'?
What about Fernando Po, even though that name is used anymore. It's even a Portuguese name.
Am I the only one hearing a ticking noise in the background of this video? (Edit: maybe its faint music?)
Cartographers having undue influence, like how the western hemisphere got its name?
I was unaware of the population displacement until now. If it's any consolation, the Navy take over of the place had significant strategic importance. I served a tour of duty on the precursor to this place at another place that didn't exist.
Tristan da Cunha: Am I a joke to you?
There is another one in the coast of Argentina called the "martin Garcia" island
Between Argentina and Uruguay is more accurate.
@@PabloSanchez-qu6ib well yes
I have an ancestor born in 1858 Alabama which is a ‘name explain mystery’ - her given name is Tondocti- if google, it’s the only one and no one knows its origins
The name seems to have something to do with whales. Perhaps some whalers in you lineage?
It sounds like a native American name, like Nahuatl Tenochtitlan, or perhaps Taino from the Carribean.
@Narja Definitely possible! A decent number of names were made up by authors and playwrights. Sedona, Arizona was also named after Sedona Miller Schnebly, whose Pennsylvania Dutch mother made up the name.
If you don't up your audio volume back to the normal level (like the intro) then I won't be able to listen to your videos while gaming
There’s a place in my country called Diego Martin and it’s not even pronounced how you think 🤣
I just got back from working 5 months (Jan 24 to June 20) on Diego Garcia. While there i bought two books about the island ‘Peak of Limuria' by Richard Edis 2004 Edition and Coral Copra and Concrete' by Daniel W. Urish. Sure (a British company) is the island’s internet & cell provider and they sells the previously stated books, Chagos Conservation Trust conservative pamphlets, BIOT postage stamps, and the two special BIOT coins.
The chagoians will NEVER be allowed to permanently resettled no matter what international courts declare, this year alone over 500 million USD in projects are being done on the island. The island is too valuable to the US military to release control of the it.
Mauritius wanted to negociate with the US, but they prefer to deal with the UK (very snobish)
The UK is touching a rent from the US for this base
Mauritius wanted to leave diego garcia for the US base (in exchange of that rent) but let the chagosians acces the other islands of the atol
But apparently... these two countries are above international laws
Axel Lind Island iIn Prince William Sound, 2.5 mi S of Eaglek Bay and 33 mi E of Whittier. So Diego Garcia Is is not the only one. I've no idea who Axel Lind was or why the Island was named after him.
So it seems that "Dom Garcia" would be more accurate. Diego Garcia seems to be a later error and addition
I am waiting for a Diego Garcia to reply to this comment
Well there’s no such thing as a Diego Garcian lol, Trust me I just spent five months there and no such people by that name exist.
@@elliottprats1910
They meant someone who's name is Diego Garcia
there is a way to know if it's Portuguese or Spanish. If García has an accent on "i", it's Spanish; if it is Garcia without an accent on "i", it's Portuguese
Many Brazilians' surnames look Spanish because they are. Spain was among the top half-dozen source countries for immigrants.
My friend from middle school
If a place was named for you, would it be Patrickium or perhaps Footeroon?
If it was named for me I want Botswana if it's not take- o nvm.
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Just name it Don Diego Garcia. Problem solved. 😁
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Spent a week there in 1979 while serving in the USAF. Glad I didnt join the Navy, this would have been a terrible assignment. Only remember the drunken donkey out where we barbecued.
My name is not Diego Garcia
*which Kevin 😑
I got here earlyish
A Mexican friend from school of mine had Garcia as his last name.
"Dio" or "Deo gratia" does not mean "thank God". "Deo gratia" is translated as "thanks be to god" in Catholicism (and perhaps the Anglican church?) but in Latin it literally means "by the grace of God". Spanish speakers say "gracias" to thank you because it's meant to invoke God's grace upon you. So in Spanish, "Dios gracia" would simply mean something like "God's grace". Moreover, I think it's a stretch to imagine "García" is a respelled "gracia[s]". One reason is pronunciation: In "García" the "i" is accented, which means it's a separate syllable, but in "gracias" it's part of an "ia" diphthong and is pronounced "ya". Another reason is that transposition of letters is not a frequent source of language change in Spanish, which allows fewer consonant clusters.
how does Moguer become Morgola? come on man..
Love your videos but you really should work on the Latin pronunciation!
Don't blame the UK. Blame the US for forcing the British Government to cede the right to build a base.
forced? You are joking. The US could not and would not force the UK to do anything. You forget the countries are NATO allies and that having a big base there is good strategy for both countries.
It's a shame you didn't go over the names of the British and American military bases on the island
I was there five months this year and as far as I know it’s called NSF BIOT which stands for Naval Support Facility British Overseas Indian Territory.
I actually used to drink with the BRITs all the time and go to the brit club every Friday and Saturday night. They even took me fishing on their military boat which is definitely against the rules but who’s going to tell them what to do because they fucking run the island.
@@elliottprats1910 I assumed that there were some fun nicknames for them.
@@elliottprats1910 the UN and the international court regulated that Chagos is Mauritius territory and that the UK should depart...(of course because it's the UK and the US they conduct themselves as if they are above all international laws)...shamefull
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