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  2. Double-barrelled name - Wikipedia

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    Many double-barrelled names are written without a hyphen, causing confusion as to whether the surname is double-barrelled or not. Notable persons with unhyphenated double-barrelled names include politicians David Lloyd George (who used the hyphen when appointed to the peerage) and Iain Duncan Smith, composers Ralph Vaughan Williams and Andrew Lloyd Webber, military historian B. H. Liddell Hart ...

  3. List of double placenames - Wikipedia

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    Double placenames prominently feature the placenames of two or more constituents in double-barrelled form rather than invent a new name. This is often out of consideration for local sensitivities, since the smaller entity may resent its takeover, and may demand its symbolic perpetuation within an amalgamated name so as to propagate the impression of a merger between equals.

  4. List of reduplicated Australian place names - Wikipedia

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    1919 Yarram Yarram postmark – the town is now Yarram These names are examples of reduplication, a common theme in Australian toponymy, especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as Wiradjuri. Reduplication is often used as an intensifier such as "Wagga Wagga" many crows and "Tilba Tilba" many waters. The phenomenon has been the subject of interest in popular ...

  5. Double-barrelled - Wikipedia

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    Double-barrelled or double-barreled (with or without hyphens) may refer to: Double-barrelled name, a type of surname; Double-barreled question, an improper formulation of a question; Double Barrelled Soul, a 1967 album by Brother Jack McDuff and David Newman

  6. Chinese compound surname - Wikipedia

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    Double-barrelled surname (雙姓) occurs sometimes when both families of a marriage wish to pass down their surnames, or when a child wishes to commemorate both the biological and foster parents. This is often distinguished from compound surnames ( 複姓 ), which cannot be split into two single-character surnames.

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  8. List of infantry weapons of World War I - Wikipedia

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    No.8 and No.9 double cylinder grenade (Also known as "Jam tin") No.15 and No.16 grenade (Also known as "Ball") No.17 rifle grenade [6] No.20 rifle grenade [6] No.22 rifle grenade [6] No.24 rifle grenade [6] No.35 rifle grenade [6] No.44 rifle grenade [6] Obstacle clearing explosive charges. McClintock Bangalore torpedo; Flamethrowers. Hay ...

  9. List of multiple-barrel firearms - Wikipedia

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    Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year Arsenal Firearms AF2011A1: Arsenal Firearms .38 Super.45 ACP Italy: 2011 Baylè 1879 wallet / palm pistol France: 1879 COP .357 Derringer.38 Special.357 Magnum United States: 1983 Pepper-box: 1700s-1800s Garrucha (pistol).32 S&W.38 S&W.22 Short.22 Long.22 Long Rifle Brazil: 1930s Howdah pistol.577 ...