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noun as in first name

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Full Moons throughout the year are given names, often dating back centuries, that reflect what is happening in nature.

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The bill’s given name was a reference to allegations of insider trading by former House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

This then changed to symbolic names in order to simplify their given names or to refer to previous pontiffs.

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He will then introduce the new Pope by his chosen papal name, which may or may not be his original given name.

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Jed, whose given name was Edwin Jed Fish Gould III, died at home in Pasadena under hospice care, his close friends confirmed to The Times.

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