• Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    “Santa” is the Spanish term for a female saint. Hence Santa Anna, Santa Barbara, etc.

    And then there’s Santa Claus, AKA Father Christmas, named after Saint Nicholas.

    (Of course, there’s also Sinter Klaus, but I’d rather go with calling a very masculine saint “santa”)