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Why is the family name “Nguyễn” so common in Vietnam?

15th March 202024th August 2021 by lukealexdavis

We’ve covered Swedish, Russian and Croatian names. Now we travel to Vietnam to find out why “Nguyen” is so common.

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Why do so many Russian last names end in “-ov” and “-ova”?

29th September 20199th April 2021 by lukealexdavis

Why do Russian surnames all end in “-ov” and “-ova”?

Soccer

9 Unexpected South American Team Names

19th June 201917th January 2022 by lukealexdavis

Pub football team names haven’t got anything on some of these South American gems.

Soccer

Why do so many Swedish names end in -qvist?

10th October 20181st January 2022 by lukealexdavis

The World Cup is long gone and this isn’t specifically football related but curiosity got the better of me. I wanted to know why so many Swedish names ended in -qvist.

Soccer

Why do all the Croatian’s men’s names end in -ić?

12th July 20182nd December 2021 by lukealexdavis

It’s a question my mum references every time a Serb-Croat appears on the TV. I never knew the answer so naturally I Googled it.

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