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  2. Biswas - Wikipedia

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    Biswas (Bengali: বিশ্বাস) (pronounced in Bengali as "bish-shash") is a native Bengali surname, commonly used by the Bengali community of India and Bangladesh. The surname was an honorary title bestowed on persons who were relied upon for the work of accounts, receipts and expenditure. [1] The word Biswas means faith or trust in ...

  3. Anglicisation of names - Wikipedia

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    Anglicisation of non-English-language names was common for immigrants, or even visitors, to English-speaking countries. An example is the German composer Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach", who was known as "John Bach" after emigrating to England.

  4. Hebraization of surnames - Wikipedia

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    Poster in the Yishuv offering assistance to Palestinian Jews in choosing a Hebrew name for themselves, 2 December 1926. The Hebraization of surnames (also Hebraicization; [1] [2] Hebrew: עברות Ivrut) is the act of amending one's Jewish surname so that it originates from the Hebrew language, which was natively spoken by Jews and Samaritans until it died out of everyday use by around 200 CE.

  5. 8 out of 10 women change their name after marriage ... - AOL

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    A surname change also advertises a shift in an individual's private life which could prompt a series of assumptions. ... applicants with English names received approximately 27% of the positive ...

  6. Category:Bengali-language surnames - Wikipedia

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  7. Name change - Wikipedia

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    In case of adoption, the adopting family cannot change the child's name unless the court ruled otherwise. In case of marriage, a person can change their last name, change back to the maiden name or add their spouse's last name to theirs at any time. A minor whom parents changed their last name gets the new last name of their parents, and a ...

  8. Dhakal - Wikipedia

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    Baburam Dhakal (born 1979), Nepalese film director; Biswas Dhakal (born 1981), Nepalese entrepreneur; Ek Nath Dhakal (born 1974), politician; Hari Dhakal, (born 1981) member of the House of Representatives 2022

  9. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    Anson is an English given name, On Sang is the given name in Chinese, Chan is the surname of Anson's husband, and Fang is her own surname. A name change on legal documents is not necessary. In Hong Kong's English publications, her family names would have been presented in small cap letters to resolve ambiguity, e.g. Anson C HAN F ANG On Sang in ...