• yeather
      17·
      1 year ago

      Adolf was an uncommon but not rare name in Germany before the funny guy.

      • Baŝto@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        When Hitler was born, Adolf was one of the 50 most popular first names in Germany, even though he wasn’t born in Germany.

          • Baŝto@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Well, the more popular a name the likelier it is that some screwed up person has that name.

            • Stalin was a Joseph (Ioseb).
            • Leopold II of Belgium was a Leopold (Léopold), with second names Lewis (Louis) and Philipp (Philippe).
            • Lenin was a Vladimir (Владимир).
            • Obote was a Milton.
            • Mussolini was a Benedict (Benito).
            • Franco was a Francis (Francisco).
            • Tito was a Joseph (Josip).
            • Micombero was a Michael (Michel).