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It tickles my funny bone to no end that William of Orange is known to the Spaniards as Guillermo de Naranja. It shouldn't, somehow, Guillermo is William and Na

It tickles my funny bone to no end that William of Orange is known to the Spaniards as Guillermo de Naranja. It shouldn't, somehow, Guillermo is William and Naranja is orang, it just sounds like someone is having me on.

jamiek88 5y ago
I found that most amusing too when I lived in Madrid. Not sure why!
harperlee 5y ago
It’s not, it’s Guillermo de Orange. Source: check spanish wikipedia and the ratio of google results for each term. Sorry!