The dit name (French: nom-dit [nɔ̃ di]) was a common French-Canadian custom by which families often adopted an alternate surname. They were also used...
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Look up dit, DIT, or D.I.T. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. DIT or dit may refer to: Dit name, an alternative family name, e.g., in French Canadian...
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Surname (redirect from Family name etymology)
frequent. Dit name Genealogy Generation name Given name Legal name List of family name affixes Lists of most common surnames Maiden and married names Matriname...
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Lieu-dit (French pronunciation: [ljø.di] ; plural: lieux-dits) (literally location-said, "named place") is a French toponymic term for a small geographical...
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Morse code (redirect from Dit-dah)
two different signal durations, called dots and dashes, or dits and dahs. Morse code is named after Samuel Morse, one of the early developers of the system...
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Aubrey Victor "Dit" Clapper (February 9, 1907 – January 20, 1978) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Clapper played his entire professional...
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Quelqu'un m'a dit (French pronunciation: [kɛlkœ̃ madi]; Someone told me) is the debut studio album of Italian-French singer Carla Bruni. It was produced...
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term "clann", which means "children" in Irish. Clans of Scotland portal Dit name Irish genealogy Mac Amhlaoibh and Mac Amhalghaidh (Irish septs) Sippe Clans...
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Gilles Binchois (redirect from Gilles de Bins dit Binchois)
Gilles de Bins dit Binchois (also Binchoys; c. 1400 – 20 September 1460) was a Franco-Flemish composer and singer of early Renaissance music. A central...
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"Elle me dit" (English: She Tells Me) is a song by Lebanese-born British singer and songwriter Mika, released as a single in France ahead of the release...
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nom-dit tradition. This was a family nickname (literally a "said name"). The origins of the noms-dits were various. Some noms-dits were the war-name of...
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Dublin Institute of Technology (redirect from DIT Students' Union)
Technology (DIT, Irish: Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a major third-level institution in Dublin, Ireland. On 1 January 2019 DIT was dissolved...
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nom-dit tradition. This was a family nickname (literally a 'said name'). The origins of the noms-dits were various. Some noms-dits were the war-name of...
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Pseudonym (redirect from Fictitious name)
Deslandes dit Champigny, for a soldier coming from a town named Champigny), or to a particular physical or personal trait (e. g. Antoine Bonnet dit Prettaboire...
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Josquin des Prez (redirect from Jossequin Lebloitte dit Des Prez)
Josquin Lebloitte dit des Prez (c. 1450–1455 – 27 August 1521) was a composer of High Renaissance music, who is variously described as French or Franco-Flemish...
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ដេវីត; born 5 October 1994), better known by his stage name G-Devith (Khmer: ជី-ដេវីត) or Dit-Way (Khmer: ឌីតវ៉េ), is a Cambodian rapper, singer, songwriter...
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Freegate is a software application developed by Dynamic Internet Technology (DIT) that enables internet users to view websites blocked by their governments...
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saurait récuser. Saint Jérôme, qui avait longtemps voyagé dans cette contrée, dit dans sa lettre à Dardanus (ep. 129) que de la limite du nord jusqu'à celle...
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Canada in 1862. His name also appears as Alexis Bareil-Lajoie and Alexandre Bareil. He was born in Maskinongé, the son of Alexis Bareil, dit Lajoie and Esther...
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On Dit is a student newspaper published fortnightly during semester time, funded by the Adelaide University Union and advertising. Founded in 1932, it...
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Lower Canada from 1810 to 1820. His name also appears as Joseph Malboeuf. He was born Joseph-Maxime Malboeuf, dit Beausoleil in Sainte-Famille on the...
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documentaries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dit_name | Dit name is a former way to distinguish families sharing a common last name that are not related in a same town...
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Mes courants électriques (redirect from Amélie m'a dit)
released with the name "Mon bain de mousse" was leaked one month before the album was released. Though the song was not mentioned by name, the leak was confirmed...
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Canada from 1796 to 1800. His name also appears as Charles Millette. He was born in Sorel, the son of Claude Millet (Hus dit Millet) and Françoise Mandeville...
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Alexandre Pétion (redirect from Alexandre Sabès dit Pétion)
October 17, 1803. Dessalines proclaimed independence on 1 January 1804, naming the nation Haiti. On 6 October 1804, Dessalines declared himself ruler for...
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February 2008: IDN Workshop: IDNs in Indian Languages and Scripts, ICANN, DIT, Afilias, C-DAC, NIXI lead. April 2008: IETF IDNAbis WG chaired by Vint Cerf...
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Parti patriote. His name also appears as Amable Deschamps. He was born in L'Assomption, Quebec, the son of Jean-Baptiste Hénault dit Deschamps and Marie-Victoire...
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jewellers, from Valle Vigezzo, modified their name to Mellerio dits Meller. Some families with such names eventually drop the first part or even in rare...
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Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1838. His name also appears as Louis Renault Blanchard and Louis Reynaud, dit Blanchard. He was born Pierre-Louis Blanchard...
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Hartley (unit) (redirect from Dit (information))
The hartley (symbol Hart), also called a ban, or a dit (short for "decimal digit"), is a logarithmic unit that measures information or entropy, based...
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