Edit: alt-text: Reddit post in r/TrueOffMyChest

Title: my friend just transitioned but I found out she’s naming herself Mildred. I wanna be supportive but, fucking Mildred?

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    • @meliaesc@lemmy.world
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      16 months ago

      Funnily enough, I looked up “Jerry” and it has a different origin, also biblical.

      Short form of Jeremiah or Jeremy, which are from the Hebrew Yirmiyahu meaning “sent by God” or “appointed by God”.