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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 72 points 2 months ago (6 children)

How does his parents knew he was going to be giant as a baby? Or it was just luck that he was named Andre the Giant, and grew up to be giant?

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[–] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 51 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Manifest destiny, you name a kid "the Giant" and they'll grow

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[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Nominative determinism.

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[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 months ago

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[–] ParadeGrotesque@lemmy.wtf 8 points 2 months ago

He was enormous at birth, if I remember correctly.

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[–] WanderingThoughts 6 points 2 months ago

Some cultures give their children a temporary name, a milk name, and only give their definitive name later on. But in this case, it's just a nickname.

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[–] thoughtfuldragon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

wrestling name

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