docpop, 3 months ago TIL that "-dale" is an old English word for a peaceful valley. I have worked in Rosedale, Ridgedale, and Brookdale Center malls in Minneapolis and never thought about what the names meant. I guess the Placedale name is sort of a Minnesota thing too. https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/why-are-so-many-malls-in-minnesota-called-blank-dale/#:~:text=Fisher%20says%20%22%2Ddale%22%20is,location%20and%20existing%20city%20names.
TIL that "-dale" is an old English word for a peaceful valley. I have worked in Rosedale, Ridgedale, and Brookdale Center malls in Minneapolis and never thought about what the names meant. I guess the Placedale name is sort of a Minnesota thing too. https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/why-are-so-many-malls-in-minnesota-called-blank-dale/#:~:text=Fisher%20says%20%22%2Ddale%22%20is,location%20and%20existing%20city%20names.
18+ drawks, 3 months ago @docpop a timely post, since the theme of today's xword puzzle was "tautological place names" Sahara desert, Lake Tahoe, East Timor and Mississippi River are all the same sort of thing.
@docpop a timely post, since the theme of today's xword puzzle was "tautological place names"
Sahara desert, Lake Tahoe, East Timor and Mississippi River are all the same sort of thing.
18+ docpop, 3 months ago @drawks oh that's fun, thanks for sharing that!
@drawks oh that's fun, thanks for sharing that!
dlaroe, 3 months ago @docpop Over hill, over dale, As we hit the dusty trail... U.S Field Artillery March by JP Sousa As a young Dale I needed to know why my name was in a song.
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Over hill, over dale, As we hit the dusty trail... U.S Field Artillery March by JP Sousa
As a young Dale I needed to know why my name was in a song.
docpop, 3 months ago @dlaroe my spouse is a military brat, and this was the first thing they said when I mentioned -dales to them.
@dlaroe my spouse is a military brat, and this was the first thing they said when I mentioned -dales to them.
docpop, 3 months ago "-ham" is also an old word for a settlement or town. A hamlet is a small town. "Birmingham" is the town of Beormingas (an old Anglo-Saxon tribe). Similarly, -ton is a suffix based on the word "town". For example, Charleston is a town named after King Charles. It's funny when you see towns like Southampton or Wolverhampton that use both suffixes. Hampton, VA is literally a town called "town town".
"-ham" is also an old word for a settlement or town. A hamlet is a small town. "Birmingham" is the town of Beormingas (an old Anglo-Saxon tribe).
Similarly, -ton is a suffix based on the word "town". For example, Charleston is a town named after King Charles.
It's funny when you see towns like Southampton or Wolverhampton that use both suffixes. Hampton, VA is literally a town called "town town".
exkclamation, 3 months ago @docpop I love this! Thank you for schooling us in all these great old world suffixes!! …reminds me of possibly my favorite translation-turned-name… The La Brea Tar Pits, which translates to “the the tar tar pits” 😂🤣🫠
@docpop I love this! Thank you for schooling us in all these great old world suffixes!!
…reminds me of possibly my favorite translation-turned-name… The La Brea Tar Pits, which translates to “the the tar tar pits” 😂🤣🫠
exkclamation, 3 months ago @docpop so… Bloomingdale’s?
@docpop so… Bloomingdale’s?
docpop, 3 months ago @exkclamation oh duh, I didn't even think of that giant chain with -dale in the name. Thanks for reminding me of that one.
@exkclamation oh duh, I didn't even think of that giant chain with -dale in the name. Thanks for reminding me of that one.
exkclamation, 3 months ago @docpop (ps. sorry, I didn’t mean that to come off as snarky) …wild to find out what -dale means, and also a bit weird that they use the possessive ‘s in their name. 🫠
@docpop (ps. sorry, I didn’t mean that to come off as snarky) …wild to find out what -dale means, and also a bit weird that they use the possessive ‘s in their name. 🫠
docpop, 3 months ago @exkclamation no snark detected. It was a fun reminder of how I don't notice things around me until I notice them... and see them everywhere.
@exkclamation no snark detected. It was a fun reminder of how I don't notice things around me until I notice them... and see them everywhere.
exkclamation, 3 months ago @docpop no doubt! I had to check online and make sure it was still a company, and not just a hazy memory from the 1980’s suburbs 🤣
@docpop no doubt!
I had to check online and make sure it was still a company, and not just a hazy memory from the 1980’s suburbs 🤣
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