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The Tatra Shepherd Dog (Polish: Polski Owczarek PodhalaĊski) is a Polish breed of large flock guardian dog originating in the Tatra Mountains of the Podhale region of southern Poland. [ 1 ] : 78 [ 3 ] : 148 It was fully recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 1963. [ 4 ]
Below are links to subpages listing German language names of towns and villages in different regions of Poland. Due to the country's history, many of those names have been in actual use locally, and are thus not exonyms.
The German Shepherd Dog Club of America says these pups first came to America in 1907 and have since served as bomb sniffers, therapy dogs, search-and-rescue dogs and so much more. Their ...
Dog king: Old Norse: Raki, Old Norse: Saurr: In Old Icelandic the name Raki means "dog" but in Danish the verb rake can mean "mistreat", "soil" or "spoil". [6] Saurr means "dirt" and "excrement". [7] Chronicon lethrense tells that the Swedish king Athisl subjugated the Danes and put a dog as king over them. The dog was called Raki and the king ...
Names in medieval languages Name meaning and/or identification Notes Amals: Middle High German: Amelunge, Old Norse: Aumlungar, Old English: Amulinga in Alfred the Great's translation of Boethius. [1] The Gothic Amal dynasty, to which Theodoric the Great and Ermanaric belonged. Name probably derived from Gothic *amals (bravery, vigor). [1]
Many cities in Europe have different names in different languages. Some cities have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Below are listed the known different names for cities that are geographically or historically and culturally in Europe, as well as some smaller towns that are important because of their location or history.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( April 2013 ) This is a list of German language place names in Poland , now exonyms for towns and villages in the Greater Poland Voivodeship .
Guido Mieth/Getty Images. This name of German origin has a strong sound and a meaning to match: “battle woman.” 21. Helga. Helga is an Old Norse name with a Germanic meaning of “holy ...