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  2. Naming in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The name LaKeisha is typically considered American in origin, but has elements pulled from both French and African roots. Other names like LaTanisha, JaMarcus, DeAndre, and Shaniqua were created in the same way. Punctuation marks are seen more often within African-American names than other American names, such as the names Mo'nique and D'Andre ...

  3. List of state and territory name etymologies of the United ...

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    Meaning and notes American Samoa: 1911 [111] [note 1] (July 17) English and Samoan: American + Sāmoa: The CIA World Factbook says "The name Samoa is composed of two parts, 'sa', meaning sacred, and 'moa', meaning center, so the name can mean Holy Center; alternately, it can mean 'place of the sacred moa bird' of Polynesian mythology."

  4. Names of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The full name "United States of America" was first used during the American Revolutionary War, though its precise origin is a matter of contention. [1] The newly formed union was first known as the "United Colonies", and the earliest known usage of the modern full name dates from a January 2, 1776 letter written between two military officers.

  5. Lists of North American place name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    These are lists of North American place name etymologies: Mexican state name etymologies; Canadian provincial name etymologies; Origins of names of cities in Canada; List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places; U.S. state name etymologies. Lists of U.S. county name etymologies. List of Alabama county name etymologies

  6. American ancestry - Wikipedia

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    Map showing areas in red with high concentration of people who self-report as having "American" ancestry in 2000. In the Southern United States as a whole, 11.2% reported "American" ancestry, second only to African American. American was the fourth most common ancestry reported in the Midwest (6.5%) and West (4.1%).

  7. Category:Lists of American people by ethnicity - Wikipedia

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    This category contains lists of citizens of the United States grouped by their ethnic or national origin. (Style note: The article and category names are standardized as not hyphenated--with the exception of African-American]].)

  8. Igbo Americans - Wikipedia

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    Igbo people prior to the American Civil War were brought to the United States by force from their hinterland homes on the Bight of Biafra and shipped by Europeans to North America between the 17th and 19th centuries. Identified Igbo slaves were often described by the ethnonyms Ibo and Ebo(e), a colonial American rendering of Igbo. Some Igbo ...

  9. African-American names - Wikipedia

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    It is widely held that before the 1950s and 1960s, most African-American names closely resembled those used within European-American culture. [4] Even within the European American population, a few very common names were given to babies of that era, with nicknames often used to distinguish among various people with the same name. [5]

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