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See the answers to similar questions in the two linked questions.

I believe the term Quaker was first used in an exchange between George Fox and a Magistrate when he was in Court in Derby, England, in about 1650, when something about Quaking before the Lord was said - somehow that casual nickname has stuck to the point that 'Quakers' is now used as a generic title for this faith group who usually, are members of national "Yearly Meetings" rather than one International organisation. See also the definition of Quakers in Answers.Com Quaker category web page (which I wrote!)

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