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List of country name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This list covers English language country names with their etymologies . Some of these include notes on indigenous names and their etymologies. Countries in italics no longer exist as sovereign po...
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ADOLF m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Ancient Germanic; From the Germanic name Adalwolf, which meant "noble wolf" from the Germanic elements adal "noble" and wulf... [more] ... ALFHER m Ancient Germanic; Germanic name composed of the elements alf "elf" and hari "army, warrior" (making it a cognate of ALVAR).
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This historical map of France uses the ancient names of inhabitants and their settlements. The Rhine river forms the easter border. In the upper right is a bit of Britain. In the south is the Mediterranean Sea with some of the islands off the coast of France. ... Near each group of ships is the name of the commanding officer.
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Short Title: Ancient France. ... Full Title: Ancient France or Gallia Transalpina by T. Hewett (sic) Key ... Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Engraved by J. & C. Walker. Published by Baldwin & Cradock, 47 Paternoster Row, August 1831. (London: Chapman and Hall, 1844)
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Tacitus wrote a particularly fascinating treatise about the Germanic peoples in 69 AD, describing the habits of the Germanic peopl e, as well as listing numerous tribes by name. Of the many tribes mentioned, the Frisians are the only ones that have preserved their ancient name.
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La France de votre nom de famille ; Online searchable index of births by surname from 1891 which provides localities where the name is mainly found. ... A multilingual English-French- German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in the ancient nobility of the Alsatian-Rhenan area (Alsace,
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