Santa Claus

[Gość: al]

What's the origination of the bizarre name "Santa Claus"?

In my opinion, such a temporary profession should correctly be named
either "San Nicolas" or "der Heilge Klaus", or else totally replaced
by "Saint Nicholas". The first part indicates Spanish derivation, while the
secon part German one. It seems very strange to me. If Anglo-Saxons
consider "Santa" is OK, so it should match "Nicola?" (f)
[święta "Mikołajka?" :)))], as the firs part suggest female. In other words,
the guy who gives away presents cannot be assembled partly from female parts
and partly from male ones!
By the way, there is no need to call him "saint". And how about alreadey
forgotten Grandpa Frost? Or Starer (gwiazdor) :)))
What do you think about it?

[Gość: chickenShorts]

Gość portalu: al napisał:

> What's the origination of the bizarre name "Santa Claus"?
> In my opinion, such a temporary profession should correctly be named
> either "San Nicolas" or "der Heilge Klaus", or else totally replaced
> by "Saint Nicholas". The first part indicates Spanish derivation,<

Cold, cold...

> while the
> secon part German one.<

Warmer but No! Germanic, perhaps...?

>It seems very strange to me. If Anglo-Saxons
> consider "Santa" is OK<

As usual, they were presented with it, without any consideration... Guess by
whom? Eh?? Yep! Well, in a bit ambiguous way...

Sinter Klaas Comes to New York
'St. Nicholas made his first inroads into American popular culture towards the
end of the 18th c. In Dec. 1773, and again in 1774, a New York newspaper
reported that a group of Dutch families had gathered to honour the anniversary
of his death.' The name Santa Claus evolved from Nick's Dutch nickname Sinter
Klaas, a shortened form of Sint Nikolaas (Dutch for Saint Nicholas)
Aan't me smart? Well, it's all in the... Google.

So, HIS 'generosity' is up to you. Your generosity benefits shopkeepers.
Dutch conection, you see. Bloody Christmas...

[Gość: al]

Gość portalu: chickenShorts napisał:

> ...
> As usual, they were presented with it, without any consideration... Guess
> by whom? Eh?? Yep! Well, in a bit ambiguous way...

> Sinter Klaas Comes to New York
> 'St. Nicholas made his first inroads into American popular culture towards the
> end of the 18th c. In Dec. 1773, and again in 1774, a New York newspaper
> reported that a group of Dutch families had gathered to honour the anniversary
> of his death.' The name Santa Claus evolved from Nick's Dutch nickname
> Sinter Klaas, a shortened form of Sint Nikolaas (Dutch for Saint Nicholas)
> Aan't me smart? Well, it's all in the... Google.
> ...

Thanks for the lecture on the above captioned guy.