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Apparently "Jerker" is a real Swedish male first name (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 month ago by doublepepperoni@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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The names you see on old gravestones are a hoot

"Eufrosyne" classic

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[โ€“] MarxusMaximus@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sadly, in all other germanic languages, j is pronounced like an English y so the jerk part in Jerker is pronounced kinda like the word yell but with a rolled r instead of the double l.

[โ€“] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

shh, these anglos don't know that