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  2. Sørensen - Wikipedia

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    Sørensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsɶɐ̯ˀn̩sn̩]) is a Danish - Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Søren " (given name equivalent of Severin). As of 2022, it is the eighth most common surname in Denmark. [1]

  3. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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    For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).

  4. Shipping line - Wikipedia

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    Container ships are used by shipping lines to transport cargo. A shipping line or shipping company is a company whose line of business is ownership and operation of ships. Shipping companies provide a method of distinguishing ships by different kinds of cargo: Bulk cargo is a type of special cargo that is delivered and handled in large quantities.

  5. Surname - Wikipedia

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    First/given/forename, middle, and last/family/surname with John Fitzgerald Kennedy as example. This shows a structure typical for Anglophonic cultures (and some others). Other cultures use other structures for full names. A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family.

  6. Lines (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Lines is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aaran Lines (born 1976), New Zealand association football player. Aaron Lines (born 1977), Canadian country musician. Andy Lines (born 1960), British Anglican bishop. Edwin Stevens Lines (1845–1927), Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, New Jersey.

  7. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    In Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese, surnames are predominantly monosyllabic (written with one character), though a small number of common disyllabic (or written with two characters) surnames exists (e.g. the Chinese name Ouyang, the Korean name Jegal and the Vietnamese name Phan-Tran).

  8. Name blending - Wikipedia

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    Name blending, meshing, or melding is the practice of combining two existing names to form a new name. [1] It is most commonly performed upon marriage. According to Western tradition, the wife normally adopts the husband's surname upon marriage. Name blending is an alternative practice that attempts to assign equal cultural value to each ...

  9. Frey (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Frey (surname) Frey is a surname of German origin, from the Middle High German word "vri," meaning "free," and as a name, it referred to a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf in the feudal system. [1][2] Other variations include Freyr, Freyer, Freyda, Freyman, Freyberg, Freystein, Fray, Frayr, Frayda, Frayberg, Frayman, Freeman.