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Lululemon Athletica inc., commonly known as lululemon (/ ˌ l uː l u ˈ l ɛ m ə n / loo-loo-LEM-ən; styled in all lowercase [2]), is a Canadian-American multinational premium athletic apparel retailer headquartered in British Columbia and incorporated in Delaware, United States. [4]
Most countries of the world have different names in different languages. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English. Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order ...
Self-descriptive, from its French name République centrafricaine. For further etymology of "Africa", see List of continent-name etymologies. Ubangi-Shari, a former name: From the French Oubangui-Chari, from the Ubangi and the Chari Rivers, which ran through the territory.
Guyandotte is the French spelling of the name of an Indian tribe also known as the Wyandot.) Marion County (named after Francis Marion, Revolutionary War officer of Huguenot descent) Montcalm (named for Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander in the French and Indian War). Ronceverte (Name is derived from two words meaning ...
Kia-Ora (/ ˈ k j ɔːr ə / KYOR-ə) is a concentrated fruit soft drink brand, made by Atlantic Industries (a subsidiary of the Coca-Cola Company) and licensed for manufacturing in Ireland and up to 2019 in the UK by Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd. The juice drink is sold in a concentrated state.
In many French-speaking countries, Jean is a male name derived from the Old French Jehan (or Jahan). The female equivalent is Jeanne ( French: [ʒan] ) and derives from the Old French Jehanne . Both names derive from the Latin name Johannes , itself from the Koine Greek name Ioannes (Ιωαννης), the name used for various New Testament ...
[16] [17] [18] This is seen with patronymic surnames like Fitzroy, from Fi(t)z, meaning "son of" and Roy, "king", denoting the name bearer as a "son of the king". [19] [20] [21] Le Roy le veult ("The King wills it"), is a Norman French phrase still used in the Parliament of the United Kingdom to this day as royal assent. A legacy of a time ...
The graphic e after G is used in French to avoid the pronunciation [ɡo], but [ʒɔ] instead. The spelling Geo-is probably due to the influence of the first name Georges, derived from Old French Jorre, Joire. The Old Frankish name Godefrid itself is from the Germanic elements god-and frid-. The Middle Latin form is Godefridus (whence also Godfrey).