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Morgan is a name of Welsh and Breton origin. Traditionally, it is a masculine-coded name in Wales and Brittany , but has been decoupled from its traditional gender outside of its regions of origin. It spread in popularity outside of Welsh and Breton communities during the past century, including in France, and in English-speaking countries ...
In Ireland, Morgan is an anglicised form of Irish Gaelic Ó Muireagáin meaning 'descendant of Muireagán', a clan who were lords of Teffia in County Westmeath and County Longford. [3] Clan Morgan is the designation for the Mackays of the Reay Country and the surname is also found in Aberdeenshire. The Pictish form is Morgunn. [4]
A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterization of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilization and humanitarian values having ...
200 German Baby Names. Whether you're a fan of a name that's gaining popularity or looking for something more unique, here are some German baby names for parents to consider. Emilia. Freya. Gisela ...
The name may derive from Mori-genos or Mori-gena, meaning "sea-born. [1] The name has also been rendered as Muri-gena [2] or Murigen. [3]The name may also be cognate with the Irish Muirgen, an alternate name of Lí Ban, a princess who was transformed into a mermaid when her city was flooded.
In this case, the foreigners may choose to adopt German forms of their first and last names, or adopt new first names if their old first names cannot be adapted into German. Changing a name that is too complicated (too long or difficult spelling because of origin), too common (like Müller or Schmidt), or causes ridicule (which can be because ...
The German dictionary Duden recommends capitalizing the prefix von at the beginning of the sentence, but not in its abbreviated form, in order to avoid confusion with an abbreviated first name. However the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung style guide recommends omitting the von completely at the beginning of the sentence.
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix.For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from æþele, meaning "noble", and ræd, meaning "counsel".