Before Paul became a Christian he was called Saul. When he became a Christian his name was changed from Saul to Paul
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It was always called Scotland.
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It was called station school
before Washington became a state, it was part of Columbia, and called the "district of Columbia" That is also what D.C. stands for.
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Egypt was called Egypt both before and after it became a Roman province. It had previous names far back in its long history, but Egypt was the name used for it in Roman times.
Ceylon was Sri Lanka's old name before it became a republic.
the broncos were the first team to be in Denver .
Exxon used to be called Esso.