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by tliltocatl 259 days ago
> one true and real name

Egyptian mythology would like a word with you. Specially the part where Isis created a snake to bite Ra so that she could learn his true name. But yea, adapting names to foreign languages was a normal thing until recently.

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Fair enough, the societies and cultures that had one true real name were very adamant about letting no one know it, ever