Tom Riddle’s Translation Nightmare

Tom Riddle’s Translation Nightmare

Tom Marvolo Riddle’s name created a major translation problem because it had to work as an anagram for "I am Lord Voldemort." Across 68 languages, translators had to reshape the name while still preserving the reveal that the boy Tom Riddle and Lord Voldemort were the same person.

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