Comment on Indiana Jones was named after the state Indiana, which was named after American Indians, which were named after India, which was named after the Indus River, which was named for the word for river...

Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Meaning: “son of John”

  So “Indiana Jones” can be translated as “River, son of John”.

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  • spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    River…John…John the Baptist.

    Indiana Jones was able to ride the sub because he was granted water powers by God as part of his quest to find the Ark!

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