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OhImSerious t1_iu1xgmi wrote

I always thought orange was named after orange. That’s what I was always told, at least.

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xenthen t1_iu3axgj wrote

Nope!

orange was always named after orange

Check your sources!

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owl_skn t1_iu3kxgu wrote

What about the Town called Orange in Australia? It's famous for.... You guessed it.... Grapes

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MrLuxarina t1_iu4up7n wrote

And funnily enough Orange has no etymological connection with either orange or orange, they just adopted orange for their coat of arms because it was a branding no-brainer.

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