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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*'''Gaia''' is named after the [[Wikipedia:en:Gaia|Greek deity and personification of the Earth]]. | *'''Gaia''' is named after the [[Wikipedia:en:Gaia|Greek deity and personification of the Earth]]. | ||
*In Europe, Gaia is named Gajar or | *In Europe, Gaia is named Gajar or Gayar to avoid confusions with the Greek deity. | ||
**The name was adaptated for languages that pronounce the J as a Y, a trait shared by most languages spoken in Central Europe such as German, Polish, and Italian even though the letter J has almost disappeared in Italian. The J was changed to a Y to reflect the pronounciation in Spanish. However, this was not changed in French and in English, which changes the overall pronounciation and the original etymology becomes obscure. | **The name was adaptated for languages that pronounce the J as a Y, a trait shared by most languages spoken in Central Europe such as German, Polish, and Italian even though the letter J has almost disappeared in Italian. The J was changed to a Y to reflect the pronounciation in Spanish. However, this was not changed in French and in English, which changes the overall pronounciation and the original etymology becomes obscure. | ||
**The final R is shared with [[Denif#Alternative Names|Agaur]], the name of Denif in Europe. | **The final R is shared with [[Denif#Alternative Names|Agaur]], the name of Denif in Europe. | ||
