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The phrase Glory to Ukraine is underlined. The first known use of the phrase "Glory to Ukraine!" as a greeting with the response "Glory all around the world!" (Ukrainian: По всій землі слава, Po vsiy zemli slava) occurred within the Ukrainian student community of the late 19th to early 20th centuries in Kharkiv. [1] [8]
Ukraine: No official motto. Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes! (Ukrainian: Слава Україні! Героям слава!, romanized: Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava!; the transliteration of these slogans are also used in English) is the military greeting and de facto motto. [139]
Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms are also used for various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words. (Sometimes, the use of one or more additional words is optional.) Notable examples are cuisines, cheeses, cat breeds, dog breeds, and horse breeds. (See List of words derived from toponyms.)
According to the Social Security Administration, several of the top 100 names in 2021 come from a German origin: Emma, Henry, Sophia, Mia, Everett, Alice, and Emily, just to name a few.
The name Vladislav literally means 'one who owns a glory', or simply 'famous'. It is a composite name derived from two Slavic roots: Vlad-, meaning either 'to own' (Ukrainian volodity [володiти] means 'to own', Polish władać ['to possess'], Russian vladet [владеть 'to own']), or 'to rule' (another meaning of Polish władać is 'to rule'.
The members of the British royal house, a branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, severed ties with their German cousins following several bombing raids on England by the first long-range bomber, the Gotha G.IV starting in March 1917. On July 17, 1917, King George V changed the family's name to the House of Windsor.
Guido Mieth/Getty Images. This name of German origin has a strong sound and a meaning to match: “battle woman.” 21. Helga. Helga is an Old Norse name with a Germanic meaning of “holy ...
100 German Girl Names. Whether you like the sound of Germanic names or are looking for a way to honor the culture, here are some lovely German girl names for parents to consider. Emilia. Freya ...