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  2. List of state and territory name etymologies of the United ...

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    The Latin name Caesarea was also applied to the colony of New Jersey as Nova Caesarea, because the Roman name of the island was thought to have been Caesarea. [70] [71] The name "Jersey" most likely comes from the Norse name Geirrsey, meaning 'Geirr's Island'. [72] New Mexico: November 1, 1859: Nahuatl via Spanish: Mēxihco via Nuevo México

  3. Ariana (name) - Wikipedia

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    The name Ariana may be used following several possible following origins.. The name Ariana is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek name Ariadne (Doric Greek: αρι αδνος; Ancient Greek: Ἀριάδνη; Latin: Ariadna; "most holy"), the daughter of Minos, King of Crete, [2] and his queen Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, the god of the sun, [3] from Greek mythology.

  4. Kennedy (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Origin; Meaning: Derived either from Ó Cinnéide meaning grandson of Cinnédidh, or “ceann” and “éidigh”. “Ceann” comes from the Gaelic word meaning “chieftain” (a leader of a clan or tribe), and “éidigh” comes from the Gaelic word meaning “helmet”. The name can be translated to mean “helmeted chief or leader”.

  5. Jacob (name) - Wikipedia

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    The name comes either from the Hebrew root עקב ʿqb meaning "to follow, to be behind" but also "to supplant, circumvent, assail, overreach", or from the word for "heel", עֲקֵב ʿaqeb. The prefix “ya-” and the internal vowel “-o-” typically indicate a masculine third-person singular imperfective form in Hebrew, [ 2 ] [ 3 ...

  6. Samuel (name) - Wikipedia

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    Famous bearers include the American inventor Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872), the Irish writer Samuel Beckett (1906–89) and the American author Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain. [6] The name Samuel is popular amongst Black Africans, as well as among African Americans who follow Christianity and Islam alike.

  7. 22 Celebrity Baby Names and the Origin Stories Behind Them - AOL

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    Apparently her daughter’s first name was inspired by Hollywood starlet Katherine Hepburn and the middle name Swati was chosen as a tribute to her Indian heritage and, more importantly, her ...

  8. Daniel (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Daniel (Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל) is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge" [8] [9] and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males and also used as a surname, and is the basis for various derived given names and ...

  9. Veronica (name) - Wikipedia

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    Veronica (variants in other languages: Veronika, Verónica, Verônica, Véronique, Weronika, Вероника) is a female given name, a Latin alteration of the ancient Macedonian name Berenice (Βερενίκη), [1] which in turn is derived from the Macedonian form of the Attic Greek Φερενίκη, Phereníkē, or Φερονίκη, Pheroníkē, from φέρειν, phérein, to bring, and ...