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... given name . Because many people received the same name ( given name ) , they were differentiated by surnames ( for example , John Redhead , John Hunter , John Scott ) . Many of these surnames became fixed and hereditary in individual ...
... given name . Because many people received the same name ( given name ) , they were differentiated by surnames ( for example , John Redhead , John Hunter , John Scott ) . Many of these surnames became fixed and hereditary in individual ...
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... given " good , ” lik- able , and propitious names . In some cultures ( e.g. , in some parts of sub - Saharan Africa , formerly in China , and spo- radically in ancient Greece ) , however , the children are ( or were ) sometimes given ...
... given " good , ” lik- able , and propitious names . In some cultures ( e.g. , in some parts of sub - Saharan Africa , formerly in China , and spo- radically in ancient Greece ) , however , the children are ( or were ) sometimes given ...
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... given by god , " Devarāja “ god- king . " From Iran come the Avestan name Hōrmizāfrīd " benediction of Ahura Mazdā " and the Old Persian name Mithradates " given by Mithra " ( two Iranian gods ) . Among Greek names there are also many ...
... given by god , " Devarāja “ god- king . " From Iran come the Avestan name Hōrmizāfrīd " benediction of Ahura Mazdā " and the Old Persian name Mithradates " given by Mithra " ( two Iranian gods ) . Among Greek names there are also many ...
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