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  2. American and British English spelling differences - Wikipedia

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    British and other Commonwealth English use the ending -logue while American English commonly uses the ending -log for words like analog (ue), catalog (ue), dialog (ue), homolog (ue), etc., etymologically derived from Greek -λόγος -logos ("one who speaks (in a certain manner)").

  3. Anglicisation of names - Wikipedia

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    Anglicisation of non-English-language names was common for immigrants, or even visitors, to English-speaking countries. An example is the German composer Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach", who was known as "John Bach" after emigrating to England.

  4. List of place names of Native American origin in the United ...

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    Ottumwa – Algonquian word possibly meaning "rippling waters", "place of perseverance or self-will", or "town". Owanka – Lakota for "good camping ground". It was originally named Wicota, a Lakota word meaning "a crowd". [ 135] Pukwana – the name given to the smoke emitted from a Native American peace pipe.

  5. African-American names - Wikipedia

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    They favor an explanatory model which attributes a change in black perceptions of their identity to the black power movement . The most common and typical female slave names in America included Bet, Mary, Jane, Hanna, Betty, Sarah, Phillis, Nan, Peg, and Sary. Private names were Abah, Bilah, Comba, Dibb, Juba, Kauchee, Mima, and Sena.

  6. List of state and territory name etymologies of the United ...

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    English and Samoan: American + Sāmoa: The CIA World Factbook says "The name Samoa is composed of two parts, 'sa', meaning sacred, and 'moa', meaning center, so the name can mean Holy Center; alternately, it can mean 'place of the sacred moa bird' of Polynesian mythology." [113] "American" is ultimately derived from Amerigo Vespucci. [114]

  7. List of works with different titles in the United Kingdom and ...

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    v. t. e. This page lists works with different titles in the United Kingdom and United States. Categories of such works include co-editions of books and foreign releases of films. Unless otherwise noted, UK titles are also used in most other countries, with the exception of Canada. Not listed are minor changes due to American and British English ...

  8. English name - Wikipedia

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    English name. English names are personal names used in, or originating in, England . In England, as elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of one or more given names, commonly referred to as first names, and a (most commonly patrilineal, rarely matrilineal) family name or surname, also referred to as a last name.

  9. Naming in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Naming laws. Traditionally, the right to name one's child or oneself as one chooses has been upheld by court rulings and is rooted in the Due Process Clause of the fourteenth Amendment and the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment, but a few restrictions do exist. Restrictions vary by state, but most are for the sake of practicality.