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  2. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The meaning and origin of name of Latvian people is unclear, however the root lat-/let- is associated with several Baltic hydronyms and might share common origin with the Liet-part of neighbouring Lithuania (Lietuva, see below) and name of Latgalians – one of the Baltic tribes that are considered ancestors of modern Latvian people.

  3. Wikipedia:AKA names - Wikipedia

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    The long list of alternative names or titles for specific person is somewhat like documenting the etymology or formal origin of a word, such as starting with the Greek and/or Latin words, then the French word, or Old English, followed by the Middle English word, etc. Hence, the format is familiar and easy to copy, as if it represented the ...

  4. Aka - Wikipedia

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    AKA, a French-language film; AKA, a drama film "A.K.A." (Jericho episode), a 2007 episode of the TV series Jericho; a.k.a. Cartoon, a Canadian animation company; Aka Pella (Histeria!), a character from the cartoon Histeria! Channel AKA, former name of the UK music television channel Now 70s

  5. List of alternative country names - Wikipedia

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    Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Some have special names particular to poetic diction or other contexts. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any ...

  6. Aka (name) - Wikipedia

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    Aka is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name. Aka Akasaka (born 1988), Japanese manga artist; Aka Gündüz (1886–1958 ...

  7. Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin ...

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    It lays down provisions for what qualifies as an appellation of origin, protection measures and establishes an International Register of Appellations of Origin, run by the World Intellectual Property Organization. The agreement came into force in 1966, and was revised at Stockholm (1967) and amended in 1979 and 2015.

  8. Aka people - Wikipedia

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    The Aka or Biaka (also Bayaka, Babenzele) [1] are a nomadic Mbenga pygmy people. They live in south-western Central African Republic and in northern Republic of the Congo . They are related to the Baka people of Cameroon , Gabon , northern Congo, and southwestern Central African Republic.

  9. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    Arab States of the Persian Gulf: Names mainly consist of the person's name followed by the father's first name connected by the word "ibn" or "bin" (meaning "son of"). The last name either refers to the name of the tribe the person belongs to, or to the region, city, or town he/she originates from.