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  2. McMahon (surname) - Wikipedia

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    McMahon or MacMahon (/ m ə k ˈ m æ n / mək-MAN or / m ə k ˈ m ɑː n / mək-MAHN; older Irish orthography: Mac Mathghamhna; reformed Irish orthography: Mac Mathúna; meaning "son of the bear") [1] is an Irish surname.

  3. Spanish naming customs - Wikipedia

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    For instance, in Basque, the letter "z" maintained a sibilant "s"-like sound, while Spanish changed it; thus, a surname such as Zabala in Basque is properly read similar to sabala" (Basque pronunciation:), but in Spanish, where the "z" denotes a "th" sound (), it would be read as "Tha-bala" (Spanish pronunciation:). However, since the letter "z ...

  4. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    This produced the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos ("Alphabetical Catalogue of Surnames"), which listed permitted surnames with origins in Spanish, Filipino, and Hispanized Chinese words, names, and numbers. Thus, many Spanish-sounding Filipino surnames are not surnames common to the rest of the Spanish-speaking world.

  5. Category:Spanish-language surnames - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Spanish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,069 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. McMahon clans - Wikipedia

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    McMahon, also spelt MacMahon (older Irish orthography: Mac Mathghamhna; reformed Irish orthography: Mac Mathúna), were different Middle Age era Irish clans. Their name is derived from the Gaelic Mac Mathghamhna meaning 'son of the bear '. [ 1 ]

  7. How do you pronounce ‘Nvidia’? Here’s how to say the $3 ...

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    The name worked because the three had hopes to design such a powerful graphics chip that it would make competitors, as Priem previously told The New Yorker, “green with envy.” The First 'Nvidia '

  8. Naming customs of Hispanic America - Wikipedia

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    The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno).

  9. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Pronunciation

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    Do not include them for common English words just because they have pronunciations that might be counterintuitive for those learning the English language (laughter, sword). If the name consists of more than one word, include pronunciation only for the words that need it (all of Jean van Heijenoort but only Cholmondeley in Thomas P. G ...