OT: Interesting bit of trivia - What's in a name?

[Ozimoto]

So, I am a bit of a history nerd. I was reading the Wikipedia article on the Byzantine Empire. There was an incident in 532 AD referred to as the "Nika Revolt" that resulted in half of Constantinople being burned. The chant of those participating in the revolt was "Nika" which is translated to the modern words "win", "victory", or "conquer" all of which seem very apropos for the name of the Huskies' point guard!

 

[topogigio]

So, I am a bit of a history nerd. I was reading the Wikipedia article on the Byzantine Empire. There was an incident in 532 AD referred to as the "Nika Revolt" that resulted in half of Constantinople being burned. The chant of those participating in the revolt was "Nika" which is translated to the modern words "win", "victory", or "conquer" all of which seem very apropos for the name of the Huskies' point guard!

Great piece of trivia. thanks

 

[Bama fan]

So, I am a bit of a history nerd. I was reading the Wikipedia article on the Byzantine Empire. There was an incident in 532 AD referred to as the "Nika Revolt" that resulted in half of Constantinople being burned. The chant of those participating in the revolt was "Nika" which is translated to the modern words "win", "victory", or "conquer" all of which seem very apropos for the name of the Huskies' point guard!

Makes sense. The goddess Nike was the personification of victory. Neat bit of trivia.

 

[itsasport]

The half of the city that wasn't burned fought with the battle cry- "Dorka."

 

[Ozimoto]

Which by the way is derived from "old Greek" and is translated as meaning "gift from God." The western European version of the name is Dorothy.

 

[sun]

Which by the way is derived from "old Greek" and is translated as meaning "gift from God." The western European version of the name is Dorothy.

The Greek name Dorcas from the Bible translates to "female Gazelle" in English.
Some refer to another meaning of Dorcas as "gracious."
The Bible translation of Dorcas to Aramaic is Tabitha.
In the TV show Bewitched, Samantha's daughter was named Tabitha and that's an English language show.
St. Tabitha is the name of a saint in the Catholic & Greek Orthodox Churches which refers to the same exact women named Dorcas & Tabitha from the Bible.
There's several posts about it in this thread,

Congratulations Dorka

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[Zarathustra]

The Greek name Dorcas from the Bible translates to "female Gazelle" in English.
Some refer to another meaning of Dorcas as "gracious."
The Bible translation of Dorcas to Aramaic is Tabitha.
In the TV show Bewitched, Samantha's daughter was named Tabitha and that's an English language show.
St. Tabitha is the name of a saint in the Catholic & Greek Orthodox Churches which refers to the same exact women named Dorcas & Tabitha from the Bible.
There's several posts about it in this thread,

Congratulations Dorka

the-boneyard.com

Stephen King's wife's name is Tabitha! Pretty spooky these threads!

 

[SVCBeercats]

So, I am a bit of a history nerd. I was reading the Wikipedia article on the Byzantine Empire. There was an incident in 532 AD referred to as the "Nika Revolt" that resulted in half of Constantinople being burned. The chant of those participating in the revolt was "Nika" which is translated to the modern words "win", "victory", or "conquer" all of which seem very apropos for the name of the Huskies' point guard!

Thanks! Now I know why many times I have typed Nike instead of Nika. Can't go wrong essentially the same thing!