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[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 95 points 6 days ago (2 children)

This pedophile is obsessed with changing names of things... "mine mine mine" mentality of a 4 year old. It'll always be Lake Ontario, just as its Gulf of Mexico.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think we can use this opportunity to rename these bodies of water after indigenous names. I've heard that some people in Mexico are now calling the Gulf Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl to celebrate their indigenous history. We should rename the lake to a name chosen by the Ojibwe

[–] grue@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

"Ontario" is already an indigenous word.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario#Etymology :

Ontario is a term thought to have Indigenous origins, either Ontarí:io, a Huron (Wyandot) word meaning "great lake",[16] or possibly skanadario, which means "beautiful water" or "sparkling water" in the Iroquoian languages.[17]

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Ontario is a colonial derivation of an indigenous word. Your own source provides 2 potential options for indigenous names: Ontarí:io and Skanadario

[–] grue@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

What's the difference between a (bad connotation) "colonial derivation" and a (neutral connotation) "transliteration?"

Remember, there was no native writing system and therefore no original orthographic form to be faithful to. "Ontario" and "Ontarí:io" are damn similar, so who's to say "Ontario" wasn't just a reasonable 17th Century transliteration from the time before diacritical marks were a thing?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

We could ask the Haudenosaunee Nation, given that they're Iriqouian speakers

[–] Speltrong@feddit.org 3 points 5 days ago

I think you missed the meaning of his message

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I would name it Lake Biden. Or Lake Obama. You know, to celebrate at least a modicum of competence.

[–] Jacob_Mandarin@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

How about Lake Epstein?

Or maybe one of the victims to not look like anybody is celebrating the guy. Im just worried Trump wouldnt get the reference. No way the guy remembers any of the victims names.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Nah, keep it Ontario, they may not be well managed (I'm not pretending a Ford is a good leader), but we oughta love them anyways. We can rename Lake Michigan to Lake Canada or something