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  2. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    Typically, the oldest East Finnish surnames were formed from the first names of the patriarchs of the families, e.g. Ikävalko, Termonen, Pentikäinen. In the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, new names were most often formed by adding the name of the former or current place of living (e.g. Puumalainen < Puumala ).

  3. Ukrainian surnames - Wikipedia

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    The most common variations of Ivan in Ukrainian are Ivas, Jan, Vakhno, and Vanko. The surnames based on Ivan include: Ivaniv, Ivankiv, Ivasiv, Ivashchenko, Ivankhiv, Janiv, Jankiv, and Ivaniuk. More examples of surnames based on a first name: Andrii (Andrew): Andriiash, Andriiets, Andrusyshyn and Andrukhovych.

  4. National Geographic - Wikipedia

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    0027-9358. OCLC. 643483454. National Geographic (formerly The National Geographic Magazine, [ 3] sometimes branded as NAT GEO[ 4]) is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. [ 5] The magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine months after the establishment of the society, but is now a popular magazine.

  5. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Abyssinia, a former name: Uncertain meaning. Latinized in 1735 from a Portuguese corruption Abassia [39] of the Arabic al-Ḥabašah ( الحبشة ), [200] from Ge'ez Ḥabbaśā ( ሐበሻ) or Ḥabaśā ( ሐበሣ ), first attested in 2nd- or 3rd-century engravings as Ḥbś or Ḥbštm ( ሐበሠ ), [201] of unknown origin.

  6. Town & Country (magazine) - Wikipedia

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    The magazine was founded as The National Press by poet and essayist Nathaniel Parker Willis and New York Evening Mirror newspaper editor George Pope Morris in 1846. [2] Eight months later, it was renamed The Home Journal. [3] After 1901, the magazine's name became Town & Country, and it has retained that name ever since.

  7. González (surname) - Wikipedia

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    González is a Spanish name. Its origins trace back to a Visigothic name combining the words gunþo ( guntho) ( battle or war) and alf ( elf ); the Latinized form was Gundisalv. As the Spanish language developed, the name transformed into Gonzalo and its surname derivative González. [ 4] Some believe the name to mean "war hall", as evidenced ...

  8. Miller (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Miller and Millar are surnames of English, German, Irish or Scottish origin. Miller is a common surname in: the United States (where it is the 7th most common surname), Bahamas (14th), Falkland Islands / United Kingdom (17th), Cayman Islands and Canada (18th), Jamaica (22nd), Scotland / United Kingdom (24th), New Zealand (36th) and Australia ...

  9. Genealogy - Wikipedia

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    Genealogy (from Ancient Greek γενεαλογία (genealogía) 'the making of a pedigree') [ 2] is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of ...

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