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master kong is a literal anglicization of comfucius

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The Irish surname 'Salmon' is an anglicization of Bradden (Ó Bradáin) as the

Irish Gaelic for 'salmon' is bradán.

The Scottish surname 'Salmon/Salmond' is an anglicization of MacBradden(MacBhradain) as the Gaelic is bradan.

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Anglicization is the process of making something, particularly a word within language or culture, more English.

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The name Winter is linguistically

English,

German

or Irish (an anglicization of MacAlivery).

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Erin go bragh. But that's really an Anglicization of it. See the Related Link.

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"Chippewa" is an Anglicization, held over since the 1700s.

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Doane is an Anglicization of Irish Ó Dubháin, "little dark one."

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"It made people living in the colonies adapt to British rule, (even fashions)..."

-JAAY

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No. Kathleen is an Anglicization of Caitlín, an Irish equivalent to the English Catherine.

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The name Deborah means 'honey bee' in Hebrew. It is the Anglicization of the original 'D'vorah'.

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If it's not an anglicization of Ó Bánáin (Bannon) or Ó Gealagáin (Galligan) it is

spelled de Faoite.

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Yes, Diane is a name. Diane is the an Anglicization of the French form of Diana. Diana was an ancient Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt, and chastity.

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It is an anglicization of his Greek name. Aesop, also spelled Æsop or Esop, comes from the Greek Αἴσωπος (EH-so-pohs).

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"Croissant" is the French word for "crescent," the shape of the puff pastry roll and can be used in English conversation. "Crossant" is an incorrect anglicization.

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The name Roarke is from Ireland, an Anglicization of the Gaelic personal name "Ruairc".

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Anglicization, or anglicisation, is the process of making something or someone more English or British in character. This can refer to adopting British customs, language, or cultural traits in a non-English context.

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An anglicizer is a supporter of anglicization, the process by which something, usually a language or culture, is made more English.

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The surname Runyan originated on the island of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. It was an English colony, but had many French inhabitants. The name is an Anglicization of the French name Rongnon.

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Nelson has many origins.
One is an Irish patronymic surname meaning "son of Neal."
It can also be a Scandinavian surname, usually an Anglicization of Scandinavian surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson.

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Watson is a Scottish and Northern English name.

It can be derived from an Old English term meaning 'son of Walter'. It can also be an anglicization of the Scottish name Mac Bhaididh (MacWhattie).

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Nelson has many origins.

One is an Irish patronymic surname meaning "son of Neal."

It can also be a Scandinavian surname, usually an Anglicization of Scandinavian surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson.

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Camp is usually an English surname name taken from the Old English "kemp", for a "fighter" or "soldier."

It can also be an Anglicization of the Dutch surname Van de Kamp, meaning "from the field."

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If Morley is of English origin, it would remain the same.

If it is of native Irish origin it could be an anglicization of O'Muirhila (Cork) or

O'Morrolly (Mayo?).

  • Anraí Morley
  • Anraí Ó Murghaile
  • Anraí Ó Muirthile

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The name Egan (Keegan) is an Anglisization of the Irish name Mac Aodhagáin, an Irish clan that were hereditary lawyers.

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The English surname Murphy is an Anglicization of the Irish name Ó Murchadha, meaning "son of Murchadh". The name Murchadh is itself a word meaning "sea warrior".

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The Irish surname Devine is actually an anglicization of three separate Irish surnames: in Ulster usually Ó Daimhín; in Connacht and Munster it's Ó Duibhín;

in some parts of Munster and Connacht it can also be Ó Dubháin.

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"jehovah" is the anglicization of the Tetragrammiton, the four hebrew letters that form the name of the Hebrew God in scripture. Most biblical scholars know this to be "Yahweh", but in early Latin transriptions, (since there are no Y's and W's in Latin) it was seen as IHVH.

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No. Marie is a variant of Mary. Mary an Anglicization of Maryam from Hebrew (מִרְיָם). Its root means "bitter."

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Cristiano Furiassi has written:

'False Anglicisms in Italian' -- subject(s): Glossaries, vocabularies, Foreign words and phrases, Paronyms, Italian language, English

'The anglicization of European lexis' -- subject(s): Foreign terms and phrases, Foreign elements, English language

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In an Irish context, the English surname Mitchell is spelled Mistéil (misht-chael) in Irish Gaelic.

It can also be an anglicization of Ó Maoil Mhichil(Mulvihill) in some parts of Connacht as well as as Mac Giolla Mhichil (McMichael, McMeel) in some parts of Ulster.

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Tudors is the same in English and French. The masculine proper noun -- whose above-mentioned form references the House of Lancaster-connected victors in fifteenth-century England's War of the Roses and represents the Anglicization of the Welsh surname Tewdur -- will be "tyoo-dohr" in French.

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Hamburger is an example of an Anglicized word because it originated from Hamburg, Germany, but the term was adapted and popularized in the English-speaking world to refer to a patty made from ground beef and served on a bun. This process of borrowing and incorporating foreign words into English is known as Anglicization.

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Celt is an anglicization of the Greek word Keltoi. The Greeks used this term to refer to the various Old Gaelic-speaking ancestors of the British Isles and parts of France, Spain and Belgium. The English word Celt is pronounced with a hard K sound a the beginning, much the same as its origin, keltoi.

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Lough, an anglicization of the Irish Gaelic loch.

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Devine is an English loan name in Italian.

Specifically, the word functions as a proper noun. It originates in the Anglicization of the Irish Gaelic family name Ó Daimhín. Its original meaning translates literally as "ox, stag" and loosely as "hero".

The pronunciation will be "de-VEE-ne" in Italian.

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Yankees is not an acronym and its letters to not stand for anything.

It is an Anglicization of the name 'Jan Kees' the name given to characterize the Dutch settlers in Nieuw Amsterdam. (in Dutch the leeter J is pronounced like a Y)

Jan Kees was the equivalent of Uncle Sam for the US or John Bull for the English.

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The language that evolved from Latin-French and Anglicizing is modern English. English has been heavily influenced by Latin through French, as a result of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, and has also borrowed vocabulary and spelling conventions from other languages through Anglicization over time.

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Folkstone is the common anglicization of the chinese characters pronounced 'fu ke si tong'. The characters are a rare family name and loosely translated mean "To be able to succeed against".

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I came here to look up the term myself because I heard singer Aaron Hall use this term on the Judge Alex show to describe a breed of dog, apparently similar to or mixed with a pit bull and originally from the Canary Islands. I believe this term is an Anglicization of the term presa canario or "Canarian blood hound."

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The most widely used name for the cryptid in Canada is 'Sasquatch', an

anglicization of two First Nations words, 'Sesqec' and 'Bukwas' and was coined by J.W. Burns of Vancouver in the 1920s. Other words used by native tribes in Canada such as Wendigo and D'sonoqua are known.

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"Erin go Bragh" is an anglicization of the Irish phrase "Éirinn go Brách," which translates to "Ireland Forever" or "Ireland to the End of Time." It is a common expression used to show allegiance to Ireland and Irish heritage. The phrase is often used in Irish culture, especially during celebrations such as St. Patrick's Day.

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The River Shannon is An tSionainn.

The last name can be an anglicization of:

O'Shannon from Ó Seanáin

Giltenan from Mac Giolla tSeanáin (Clare)

Gilshenan from Mac Giolla Seanáin ?(Fermanagh)

O'Shanahan from Ó Seanacháin (Clare)

In Ireland itself, 'Shannon Murphy' would be 'Shannon Ní Mhurchú'.

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The name Logan is of Scottish origin and means "small hollow" or "dweller at the little hollow." It can also be associated with the Irish surname O'Logan, derived from the Gaelic word "lagán" meaning "little spear."

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No, the name Madigan is not Italian. The surname in question represents an Anglicization of the Western Irish last name Ó Madagáin ("descendant of Madagán"), which ultimately relates to the personal name Madadhán for "little dog." The pronunciation of the equivalent, canina in the feminine and canino in the masculine for "little dog," will be "ka-NEE-na" and "ka-NEE-no" in Italian.

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The English suffix -graphy means either "writing" or a "field of study", and is an anglicization of the French -graphie inherited from the Latin -graphia, which is a transliterated direct borrowing from Greek. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-graphy

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Neely in Cork is the shortform of Cornelius a common English Cork Christian name. There is also a surname "Neely" in Ulster after the Plantation, 1603. Originated in Scotland, perhaps, and later changed to "Neilly". see John Neilly, Newtownards (near Belfast).

Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames gives Neeley as an anglicization of Mac Conghaola FWIW.

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The English surname Collins can be an anglicization of several Irish families. The

largest number come from Cos. Cork and Limerick. Their name in Irish is Ó Coileáin

(O'Cullane). Another family was Ó Cuilleáin of Corca Laoidhe in SW Cork. The Co. Monaghan surname Callan (Ó Cathláin) was on occasion changed to Collins.

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The last name Krinbill does not have a widely recognized cultural or ethnic association and may not be linked to a specific culture. It appears to be of Germanic origin, possibly a variation or anglicization of a German surname. Surnames like this can be unique to certain families or regions, making it important to consider individual family histories for a more precise cultural context.

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