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Cultural differences (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Romanian

dracul

That sounds so stereotypical lol.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 12 points 1 day ago

I mean there's a reason Bram Stoker picked the name "Dracula" for his character ya know...

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hang on, is "Count Dracula" just Romanian for "Lord Devilish"?

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

The father of Vlad Tepes, or the Impaler, was known as Vlad Dracul. Though it wasn't because people thought he was a devil but because he was a member of the Order of the Dragon which in Latin is Societas Draconistarum. The word "dracu" in Romanian originates from the Latin "Draco" so the connection was easy. Which means the Dracula in this case means "son of Dracul".