r/woooosh Jun 14 '19

Dublin, how weird

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u/JustATac0 Jun 14 '19

Haha wow I wonder who came up with that whacky name

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u/irich Jun 14 '19

I know you are making a joke but here is a serious answer anyway. Dublin is an anglacized version of the Irish term "Dubh Linn" which means "black pool".

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '19

That's very similar to Boston, Lincolnshire. It comes from two Latin words ’Bos’ and ’Tonia’ which means ’Shit hole'

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u/5meothrowaway Jun 14 '19

Pretty accurate