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1 day ago · For instance, the surname “Smith” is one of the most prevalent last names in English-speaking countries and refers to the craft of metalworking — a trade essential to societies for centuries.
My last name is assumedly Eastern European/Russian in origin. It derives from the Polish men in my paternal line. There are two common variants I've crossed, that being mine--Kekac--and a second--Kekacs. Both are pronounced Kee-kack, though I was told by an Eastern European man once that the original pronunciation was closer to "Keh-kech".
14 hours ago · Argentinian last names reflect a blend of indigenous and immigrant cultures. With European, Spanish, and Italian influences alongside deep-rooted origins, they highlight the country’s diverse history and multicultural identity. In Argentina, as in several other Spanish-speaking nations, individuals adhere to Spanish naming customs, where a person’s name consists of two given names followed ...
5 days ago · The surnames adopted by the nobility were chiefly of this type, being used with the particles "de", "de la" or "del" (meaning "of" or "of the"). The Saxon equivalent was the word "atte" ("at the"), found in such names as John atte Brook, Edmund atte Lane, Godwin atte Brigg, and William Atwood, John Atwell and Atwater; in other cases The Norman ...
3 days ago · London Inhabitants Within the Walls 1695. Originally published by London Record Society, London, 1966.
3 days ago · Despite the various English dialects spoken from country to country and within different regions of the same country, there are only slight regional variations in English orthography, the two most notable variations being British and American spelling. Many of the differences between American and British / English in the Commonwealth of Nations date back to a time before spelling standards ...
2 days ago · The Indo-European languages are a language family native to the overwhelming majority of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and the northern Indian subcontinent. Some European languages of this family— English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch, and Spanish —have expanded through colonialism in the modern period and are now spoken across several ...
