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  • 31Purves (Family Name) — The Purves family history can be traced back to 1066 A.D. During the Battle of Hastings, the Purves family gave significant military service to William the Conqueror (Duke William of Normandy). Because of their achievements, William the Conqueror …

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  • 32Porchetta (family name) — In Italy and North America, Porchetta has garnered some attention as a last name. In Italy, the largest Porchetta family hails from the southern province of Campobasso. Immigration brought the Porchetta name to North America in the early to mid… …

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  • 33Shah (Jain family name) — Indian (Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP, UP): Hindu (Bania, Vania) and Jain name, from Gujarati sah ‘merchant’ (from Sanskrit sadhu ‘honest’, ‘good’). This name was originally Sah; it appears to have been altered under the influence of the Persian word… …

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  • 34name — namer, n. /naym/, n., v., named, naming, adj. n. 1. a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known. 2. mere designation, as distinguished from fact:… …

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  • 35Name change — For name changes within the Wikipedia community, see Wikipedia:Changing username. For name changes of places rather than persons, see Geographical renaming. Name change certificate issued by Christian X of Denmark in 1917 Name change generally… …

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  • 36Family law in Japan — The main family law of Japan is Part IV of nihongo|Civil Code|民法|Minpō. nihongo|Family register act|戸籍法|Kosekihō have such provisions as on nihongo|family register|戸籍|Koseki and notification to the public office. BackgroundThe Ie (家), or… …

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  • 37name — name1 W1S1 [neım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a person)¦ 2¦(of a thing or place)¦ 3¦(reputation)¦ 4¦(famous person/company/product)¦ 5 call somebody names 6 in somebody s name/in the name of somebody 7 something has somebody s name on it 8 in the name of… …

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  • 38FAMILY — In the Bible An accurate sociological description of the family and its legalstatus in biblical times is virtually impossible because the relevant evidence is not of a strictly socio descriptive nature. SOURCES Some of the most often quoted… …

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  • 39name — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 word/words sb/sth is known by ADJECTIVE ▪ Christian (BrE), first, given (esp. AmE) ▪ middle, second (= middle name) (BrE) ▪ family …

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  • 40Name generator — A name generator is a program that uses language rules or word combining techniques to generate a list of names. Name generators are sometimes created with specific uses in mind ranging from marketing professionals who may use the generated names …

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