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  2. Biblical names in their native languages - Wikipedia

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    The census was the reason that Joseph and Mary came to Bethlehem, Judaea for Jesus's birth. This contradicts Jesus being born during the time of King Herod I who died in 4 BC. Person 51 BC: AD 21: Latin: PVBLIVS SVLPICIVS QVIRINIVS (Publius Sulpicius Quirinius) Pronunciation: Poob-blee-oos Sul-pee-kee-oos Kweer-reen-nee-oos Ramesses I (son of Seti)

  3. List of Latin names of countries - Wikipedia

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    Latin Name English Name Achaea [1] Greece: Africa [2] Tunisia: Aegyptus [3] Egypt: Aethiopia: Sub-Saharan Africa: ... List of Latin names of countries. 6 languages ...

  4. Jesus (name) - Wikipedia

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    Jesus (/ ˈ dʒ iː z ə s /) is a masculine given name derived from Iēsous (Ἰησοῦς; Iesus in Classical Latin) the Ancient Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua (ישוע). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As its roots lie in the name Isho in Aramaic and Yeshua in Hebrew, it is etymologically related to another biblical name, Joshua .

  5. 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.

  6. Latin - Wikipedia

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    In today's world, a large number of Latin students in the United States learn from Wheelock's Latin: The Classic Introductory Latin Course, Based on Ancient Authors. This book, first published in 1956, [48] was written by Frederic M. Wheelock. Wheelock's Latin has become the standard text for many American introductory Latin courses.

  7. List of official languages by country and territory - Wikipedia

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    A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...

  8. Lists of countries and territories by official language

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    Country Region Population Status India Asia 1,367,703,110 [1]: Hindi is one of the two official union languages of India alongside English.Hindi and Urdu (both registers of Hindustani language) are official languages along with 20 others under the Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India.

  9. History of Latin - Wikipedia

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    Vulgar Latin (in Latin, sermo vulgaris) is a blanket term covering vernacular usage or dialects of the Latin language spoken from earliest times in Italy until the latest dialects of the Western Roman Empire, diverging significantly after 500 AD, evolved into the early Romance languages, whose writings began to appear about the 9th century.