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Smiffy | 13:16 Wed 23rd Mar 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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Was there a real John Dory after whom the fish was named?
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A song was created in the early 17th century all about a supposed French pirate called John Dory. That somehow got attached to the name of the fish which was already called a 'dor�e', French for 'golden'. It's a sort of joke, in other words, rather than a reference to a real person.

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