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  2. Loiner - Wikipedia

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    Loiner could derive from the name Loidis (in use by the eighth century for the district around modern-day Leeds). [2] Another explanation says that in the 19th century there were many yards and closes around Briggate whose back entrances were known as Low Ins or Loins, hence Loiner.

  3. Lerner (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Lerner (/ ˈ l ɜː (r) n ə / LUR-nə) is a German surname, a variant of Larner.Originating from southern Germany, it may be either a habitational name for someone from Lern, near the Bavarian town of Freising, or a nickname from Middle High German lerner, meaning "pupil" or "schoolboy".

  4. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The meaning and origin of name of Latvian people is unclear, however the root lat-/let- is associated with several Baltic hydronyms and might share common origin with the Liet-part of neighbouring Lithuania (Lietuva, see below) and name of Latgalians – one of the Baltic tribes that are considered ancestors of modern Latvian people.

  5. Ethnonymic surname - Wikipedia

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    Ethnonymic surnames are surnames or bynames that originate from ethnonyms.They may originate from nicknames based on the descent of a person from a given ethnic group. Other reasons could be that a person came to a particular place from the area with different ethnic prevalence, from owing a property in such area, or had a considerable contact with persons or area of other ethnicity.

  6. Online Etymology Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Douglas R. Harper, an American Civil War historian and copy editor for LNP Media Group, [2] [3] compiled the etymology dictionary to record the history and evolution of more than 50,000 words, including slang and technical terms. [4]

  7. List of languages by first written account - Wikipedia

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    A brief Burmese inscription appears in a copper-gilded umbrella also inscribed in Sanskrit dated 1035 found near the Mahabodhi Temple, but only a name and some numerals can be made out in certainty due to damage. [136] [137] An 18th century copy of a stone inscription made in 984 also exists. [138] 11th century: Mozarabic

  8. Laigin - Wikipedia

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    The Laigin, modern spelling Laighin (Irish pronunciation: [ˈl̪ˠəinʲ]), were a Gaelic population group of early Ireland.They gave their name to the Kingdom of Leinster, which in the medieval era was known in Irish as Cóiced Laigen, meaning "Fifth/province of the Leinstermen" (Modern Irish Cúige Laighean), where their descendants ruled till the 17th century.

  9. Winder (surname) - Wikipedia

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    In rank, Winder is the 2,415th most common surname in the U.K., the 6,023rd most common surname in the U.S., and the 7,054th most common surname in Australia. In total numbers, the number of Winders in the United States is growing. The 1880 Census showed that there were 1,527 surnamed Winder, and by 2010 that had grown to 5,259.