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Depiction of the birth of Perets (being washed in the bottom left of the picture). Perez, also written as Pharez/Peretz (Hebrew: פֶּרֶץ / פָּרֶץ, Modern Pereṣ / Pareṣ Tiberian Péreṣ / Pāreṣ), was the son of Tamar and Judah, and the twin of Zerah, according to the Book of Genesis.
A Germanic tribe, [222] their name means "men with long beards". [223] In the medieval period, the name "Lombardy" referred to a larger area than the modern Lombardy region in northern Italy. [224] The Kingdom of Ortnit, Wolfdietrich, and Dietrich von Bern is referred to as "Lombardy" (Lamparten), which is also used as a people name. [222]
This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. You can help. The talk page may contain suggestions. (May 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The list of early Germanic peoples is a catalog of ancient Germanic cultures, tribal groups, and other alliances of Germanic tribes and civilizations from antiquity. This information is derived from ...
Pages in category "German people of Scottish descent" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
*Walhaz is a reconstructed Proto-Germanic word meaning 'foreigner', [1] [2] or more specifically 'Roman', 'Romance-speaker' or '(romanized) Celt', and survives in the English words of 'Wales/Welsh' [1] [3] and 'Cornwall.' [4] The term was used by the ancient Germanic peoples to describe inhabitants of the former Roman Empire, who were largely ...
As names in the Þiðreks saga typically adapt a German name, only figures that are not attested outside of the Þiðreks saga are listed under that name, even if most information on the figure is from the Þiðreks saga. Because the Þiðreks saga is based on German sources, it is counted as a German attestation. Excluded from the list are:
In areas where certain family names are extremely common, extra names are added that sometimes follow this archaic pattern. In Ireland, for example, where Murphy is an exceedingly common name, particular Murphy families or extended families are nicknamed, so that Denis Murphy 's family were called 'The Weavers" and Denis himself was called ...
Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist, librettist, and theatrical producer (Jewish father, Scottish mother) Norman Swan, Australian paediatrician known for his work as a science and medical broadcaster on ABC, born in Glasgow; Zarif, singer [18] (Scottish father, Iranian Jewish mother) Muriel Spark (Scottish-Jewish father, English Anglican ...