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This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is ancient* or old or * or anglosaxon.
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Emuna f Hebrew
Means "faith" in Hebrew.
Emunah f Hebrew
Variant of Emuna.
Emund m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Eumund.
Emund m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Eymundr or Æimundr. Emund was the name of some Viking-era Swedish kings, most notably Emund the Old (reign: 1050-60)... [more]
Emunna f Jewish, Hebrew
Variant transcription of Emuna.
Emwnt m Welsh (Archaic)
Welsh form of Edmund.
Emý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Emy.
Emygdia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Emygdius.
Emylee f English
Variant of Emily.
Emylei f English
Variant of Emily.
Emyleigh f English
Variant of Emily.
Emyley f English
Variant of Emily.
Emzar m Georgian
Meaning uncertain, but thought to be of Iranian origin. Georgian sources state that it might mean "cohabitant", whilst a Russian source derives the name from the Persian noun زر (zar) meaning "gold".
Emzara f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The name of Noah's wife, a daughter of Rake'el (his father's brother), according to Jubilees 4:33 of the Old Testament Apocrypha.
En m Albanian Mythology
*En is the reconstructed name of the fire god in the Albanian pagan mythology, which continues to be used in the modern Albanian language to refer to Thursday (e enjte). According to some scholars, the deity was worshiped by the Illyrians in antiquity and may have been the most prominent god of the pantheon in Roman times.
En f Japanese
From Japanese 園 (en) meaning "garden". Other kanji is possible.
En m Chinese
From Chinese 恩（en) meaning "favor, grace, kindness".
Ena f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (e) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 映 (e) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 栄 (e) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor", 永 (e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 瑛 (e) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 英 (e) meaning "excellent, fine", 詠 (e) meaning "recitation, poem, song, composing", 榎 (e) meaning "lotus tree, nettle tree, hackberry", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 笑 (e) meaning "laugh" or 惠 (e) meaning "blessing, grace, favor, kindness" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na), a phonetic character, 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 凪 (na) meaning "lull, calm", 名 (na) meaning "name", 生 (na) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 和 (na) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan"... [more]
Ena f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Gujarati, Hinduism, Marathi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Sinhalese, Nepali, Kannada
MEANING - Gazelle (a species of Asian antelope ), shining, variegated... [more]
Ena f Estonian
Variant of Ene.
Ena f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Scandinavian borrowing of Eithne, a feminine form of Enar and a short form of names ending in -ena.
Ena f Italian
Short form of Maddalena.
Enache m Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Ienache, which in turn is a variant of Ianache. A known bearer of this name is the Romanian former wrestler Enache Panait (b. 1949).
Enagul f Uzbek
From the Uzbek ena meaning "mother" and gul meaning "flower, rose".
Enaiatollah m Literature
Variant of Enayatollah. This spelling of the name is rare and likely originated from Italian novelist Fabio Geda's 'In the Sea There are Crocodiles: Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari', a historical fiction novel centering on a young boy from a small village in Afghanistan which falls prey to Taliban rule in early 2000... [more]
Enaitz m Basque
Taken from the name of a mountain in Basque Country.
Enak m German (Rare)
A German form of the Biblical name Anak occurring in older Bible translations.
Enak m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada
Name -Enak एणक... [more]
Enalyn f Filipino
Likely an elaboration of Ena by way of adding the popular name suffix -lyn.
Enamul m Bengali
Means "prosperity" in Bengali.
Enan m Hebrew
Origin: Hebrew, "having eyes" the father of a minor old testament character. Implcation: the center of attention.
Enanela f Zulu
Means "rejoice" in Zulu.
Enap m Chuukese
Means "powerful one" in Chuukese.
Enapay m Sioux
Means "roars bravely in the face of danger" in Lakota. From the Lakota uŋȟnápi, from ȟná 'to groan, snort, growl, grunt, utter like a bear (as an expression of emotional excitement or self encouragement in meeting pain or danger bravely, also anger, sorrow)'.
Enaqiz f Uzbek
From the Uzbek ena meaning "mother" and qiz meaning "girl".
Enar f Asturian, Spanish
Possibly a variant of Henar.
Enar m & f Basque
Possibly a variant of Inar or Enara.
Enarê m Brazilian (Rare)
Indigenous name from Brazil, Enarê means "god of the rivers".
Enarete f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἐνάρετος (enaretos) meaning "virtuous, productive", literally "in virtue" from the preposition ἐν (en) "in" and‎ ἀρετή (arete) "virtue"... [more]
Enas f Arabic
Variant transcription of Inas.
Enatsu f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eñaut m Basque
Basque from of Arnold.
Enav f & m Hebrew
Means "grape" in Hebrew.
Enayat m & f Persian, Arabic (Egyptian)
Persian form and Egyptian Arabic transcription of Inayat.
Enayatollah m Persian
Persian form of Inayatullah. A notable bearer of this name was the Iranian historian and philosopher Enayatollah Reza (1920-2010).
Encarnação f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Encarnación.
Encarnació f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Encarnación.
Encarneta f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Encarnación.
Ence f Tatar
Means "pearl" in Tatar.
Enceladus m Greek Mythology
A giant in Greek Mythology. Offspring of Gaia and Uranus. This is also the name of one of Saturn’s moons.
Encep m Sundanese
Variant of Asep.
Enchantra f English (American, Rare)
Coined name based on the English word enchant.
Enchong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Florencio, Gaudencio, Lorenzo and similar names.
Enciána f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian encián "gentian".
Encina f Spanish
Means "holm oak, evergreen oak" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Encina, meaning "The Virgin of the Holm Oak," venerated at the basilica in Ponferrada in the province of León.
Encratis f History
Variant reading of Engratia.
Enda f Estonian
Feminine form of Endo.
Endah f Javanese, Sundanese
Means "beautiful, pretty" in Javanese and Sundanese.
Endai m Shona
Meaning "go, depart" or "proceed, progress"; it is the plural of enda.
Endang f Javanese
Means "ascetic woman, anchoress" in Javanese.
Endang m Sundanese
From Sundanese agan meaning "nobleman, master".
Endeavour m Popular Culture
English word meaning, "to try (to do something," or, "an effort to do or attain something." The name of an inspector featured in a series of detective novels by Colin Dexter as well as two British television shows, Inspector Morse and Endeavour.
Endeide f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Endeïs.
Endeïs f Greek Mythology
Dialectal form of Engaios (Ἐγγαῖος) meaning "in the Earth".
Endelyn f Cornish
Cornish form of Endellion (which survives in the place name San Endelyn).
Endera f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was recorded from the 1300s onwards.
Enderline f Nigerian (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown meaning.... [more]
Endigo m & f African American (Rare)
Maybe a variant of Indigo
Endija f Latvian
Feminine form of Endijs.
Endijs m Latvian (Modern)
Latvian form of Andy.
Endla f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish name related to Yentl, found in Polish documents from the early 1800s.
Endlani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga endla meaning "make, create, do".
Endo m Estonian
In use since the Middle Ages, the name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a diminutive of Hendrik or Andres (compare Endla).
Endor m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Einþór.
Endora f Popular Culture, Various
Based on the biblical place name Endor, which is of uncertain meaning (see Endor). It was used for a character in the American television series 'Bewitched' (1964-1972), in which case it was presumably an allusion to the biblical Witch of Endor whom Saul consulted, according to the first Book of Samuel in the Old Testament... [more]
Endovelicus m Celtic Mythology
Celt-iberic god in ancient Portugal and spain, probabily an important deity due to its meaning, from celtic Ende, "more", and Vell, "better", "more" and "better" would thus have the same meaning as Optimus, that is, "Excellent"... [more]
Endra f Albanian
Variant of Endrra.
Endres m Medieval German
Medieval German form of Andreas.
Endrîg m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Henry.
Endrik m Estonian
Variant of Hendrik.
Endrina f Albanian
Feminine form of Endrin.
Endris m German (East Prussian), Medieval German
East Prussian German form of Heinrich as well as a medieval German variant of Endres.
Endrita f Albanian
Feminine form of Endrit.
Endriði m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Eindriði.
Endro m English
Variant of Andrew.
Endrra f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian ëndrra "the dream; dreams".
Endryu m Russian
Russian spelling of Andrew, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Endurance m & f English (African)
From the English word endurance, which is ultimately of Old French origin. Known bearers of this name include the Nigerian sprinter Endurance Abinuwa (b. 1987), the Nigerian soccer player Endurance Idahor (1984-2010) and the Nigerian cricketer Endurance Ofem (b... [more]
Endure m & f English (Puritan)
Menaing, "to suffer patiently." Referring to enduring the trials and tribulations of life.
Ene m West Frisian, East Frisian
A Frisian name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some scholars think that it may be a short form of names containing the Germanic element agin or egin (like Aginhard), thus making it comparable to Eine.
Ene f Idoma
Means "mother" in Idoma.
Ené f Hungarian
Variant of Enéh.
Enea f Slovene
Variant of Eneja.
Enea f Basque
Derived from Basque enea "mine" (compare Nerea).
Éneás m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Aeneas.
Eneas m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Aeneas.
Eneasz m Polish
Polish form of Aeneas.
Enebish f & m Mongolian
Means "not this one" in Mongolian, from энэ (ene) meaning "this, that" combined with биш (bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different".
Enecha f English (Puritan)
Feminization of Enoch.
Eneco m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Eneko.
Enecón m Spanish
Spanish form of Eneko via Enecus and variant of Íñigo.
Enecone m Italian
Italian form of Eneko via Enecus.
Ened m Albanian
Masculine form of Eneda.
Eneda f Albanian
Variant of Eneida.
Enedina f Basque, Medieval Basque, Basque Mythology, Spanish, Sardinian, Portuguese (Brazilian), History (Ecclesiastical)
Medieval Basque name, documented in Navarre. It has been speculated to be derived from Greek ἐνηδύνω (enedýno) meaning "to be courteous; to be obliging; to cheer, to gratify". This was the name of an early Christian saint from Sardinia, known as Henedina in Latin; she was martyred with Saints Justa and Justina... [more]
Enedoch m Medieval Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a 6th-century Cornish saint.
Enees m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Aeneas.
Enego m Aragonese
Variant of Eneco.
Enéh f Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology
Derived from Old Hungarian eneγ (ünő in Modern Hungarian) "hind, deer; fawn; cow-calf".... [more]
Eneias m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Aeneas.
Eneikedi f & m Ijaw
Means "look after your own" in Ijaw.
Eneitra f American (Rare)
Maybe a variant spelling of Anitra.
Eneja m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Aeneas.
Eneja f Slovene
Feminine form of Enej.
Enejan f Turkmen
From Turkic 'ene,' meaning "mother", and Persian جان (jân), meaning "soul, life-force."
Eneka f Medieval Basque, Basque
Medieval Basque variant of Oneka and feminine form of Eneko. This name was recorded in Pamplona from 1096 onwards.
Eneken f Estonian
Variant of Ene (see also Ennike).
Enela f Estonian (Rare)
Elaboration of Enel.
Eneli f Estonian
Combination of Ene with the syllable -li- from Eliisabet (compare Anelie).
Enelin f Estonian (Modern)
Elaboration of Eneli.
Enella f American (Rare)
Famous bearer is American landscape painter Enella Benedict (1858-1942). Of unknown meaning. Possibly a derivative or variant of Nell or its related names.
Enelo f Tsonga
Possibly from the Xitsonga enela meaning "enough".
Enemo f & m Ijaw
Means "endurance" in Ijaw.
Eneng f Sundanese
Means "young girl, younger sister" in Sundanese.
Enenitnia f Obscure
This name was given to one girl in 2023. It is in part inspired by the given name of her mother, Enedina.
Enenra m Japanese Mythology
From Japanese 煙 (en) meaning "smokey", 々, a ideographic iteration mark, indicating that the previous kanji should be repeated combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" or sometimes spelt as "enraenra" which is built from Japanese 煙 (en) meaning "smokey", 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric", 煙 (en) meaning "smokey" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric".... [more]
Eneo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Oeneus.
Ener m Turkish
Means "hero" or "brave, courageous, manly" in Turkish.
Enerel f & m Mongolian
Means "charity, mercy, compassion" in Mongolian.
Enerelt m & f Mongolian
Means "generous" in Mongolian.
Energiy m Soviet, Russian
Masculine form of Energiya. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Energiya f Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian энергия (energiya) meaning "energy, power". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Energy m & f English
From the English word energy, from French énergie, or via late Latin from Greek energeia, from en- ‘in, within’ + ergon ‘work’.
Enerita f Chuukese
Possibly elaborated from Inaria.
Eneritz f Basque
Derived from the name of the town and municipality (Enériz in Spanish) located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.
Enesa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Enes.
Enese f Hungarian
Variant of Enéh.
Enesidemo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aenesidemus.
Enet f Medieval Hungarian
Medieval variant of Enéh.
Enetaivan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian энэ (ene) meaning "this, that, it" and тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still".
Eneth f Medieval Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology
Variant of Enet, mentioned in Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum'.
Enetz m Basque (Modern)
Meaning unknown.
Eng m & f Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ying, Yong or Rong.
Engai m Eastern African, African Mythology
Engai is a deity from Maasai Mythology. His name means “god” in the Maasai language.
Engalaguppe m Indian
Extremely rare name; only one known occurrence:... [more]
Engeborg f Swedish
Dialectal variant of Ingeborg.
Engebret m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Engelbert.
Engela f German, Dutch (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of the unisex name Engel. There might also be instances where this name is a variant of Angela, in which case it must have been deliberately altered to make the connection to angels more obvious, since engel is the Dutch and German word for "angel".... [more]
Engelais f Medieval French
Old French form of the Germanic name Engilheid, which was composed of the elements Angil, the name of a Germanic tribe known in English as the Angles, and heid "kind, sort, type".
Engelbeald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English elements enġel "angel" or engle "Angle" (see Angel) and beald "bold, brave"... [more]
Engelbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements enġel "angel" (formerly angil "Angle") and beorht "bright"... [more]
Engelberga f Frankish
Engelberga (died between 896 and 901) was the wife of Emperor Louis II and thus Carolingian empress to his death on 12 August 875. As empress, she exerted a powerful influence over her husband. She was probably the daughter of Adelchis I of Parma and a member of one of the most powerful families in the Kingdom of Italy at that time, the Supponids... [more]
Engelbrekt m Swedish
Swedish form of Engelbert. Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (born in the 1390s) was a Swedish rebel leader and statesman. He was the leader of the Engelbrekt rebellion in 1434, a famous Swedish historic event.
Engelfried m German
German variant spelling of Engelfrid.
Engelgyð f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possible Old English name formed of the Germanic element angil, from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Angles, and Old English guð "battle"... [more]
Engelhard m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilhard.
Engelhere m Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Derived from the Old English elements enġel "angel" and here "army".
Engelin f Medieval German
From German Engel meaning "angel". This was one of the most popular German girls names in the late Middle Ages.
Engelina f Dutch
Feminine elaboration and diminutive of Engel.
Engelise f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Engilheid via Old French Engelais.
Engelke m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), Low German (Rare)
In the case of male bearers, this name is a diminutive of Engel. In the case of female bearers, this name is a feminine form of Engel... [more]
Engelmund m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilmund.
Engelrada f Medieval Italian
From a Germanic name composed of the elements Angil, the name of a Germanic tribe known in English as the Angles, and rad "counsel".
Engelram m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilram.
Engelric m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from either Old English enġel "angel" or engle "Angle" (see Angel) and ric "ruler, king".
Engelsent f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German engil "angel" and Old Saxon swīth and Gothic swinþs "strong" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz).
Engelsina f Soviet
Derived from the surname Engels. Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) was a German philosopher who coauthored 'The Communist Manifesto' (1848) with Karl Marx... [more]
Engeltje f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Engel. In the Netherlands, the name is often associated with the Dutch word engeltje meaning "little angel". Also compare Engelke.
Engeltraud f German
German variant spelling of Engeltrud.
Engiljón m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name composed of either Old Norse engill meaning "angel" (a loanword from Latin angelus) or an Old Norse element that was derived from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Angles (compare the Germanic word angil) combined with Jón.
Engillas f Old Norse (Archaic)
Old Norse feminine of Angel
Engjëll m Albanian
Derived from Albanian ëngjëll "angel".
Engjëlla f Albanian
Feminine form of Engjëll.
Engla f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern)
Strictly feminine form of the Old German name Engel as well as a Swedish dialectal form of Ingel. ... [more]
England f & m English
The name England is derived from the Old English name Englaland, which means "land of the Angles".
Englandsfari m Old Norse
Means "one who have travelled to England" in Old Norse. This was a byname, not a proper given name.
Englesa f Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan cognate of Anglesa.
Englesia f Judeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-French and Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Engelais.
English f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname English.
Engracia f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Engratia.
Engratia f Late Roman
Latin name meaning "in (a state of) grace". This was the name of two Spanish martyrs.
Enguerrand m French, Medieval French
French form of Engilram (see Ingram). Medieval variant of Enguerran.
Enguerrando m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Ingram.
Enguun f & m Mongolian
Means "plain, simple, ordinary" in Mongolian.
Enhard m Swedish
Swedish form of Einhard.
Enhong f Chinese
From the Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".
Enhua f Chinese
From the Chinese 恩 (ēn) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Eni m & f Yoruba
Short form of Eniola.
Ènia f Catalan
Either a short form of Eugènia or a Catalan form of Enya, given in reference to the Irish singer Enya (1961-).
Enias m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Aineias (see Aeneas).
Eniawn f Welsh
From uniawn, meaning upright
Enibraye f & m Ijaw
Means "my own" in Ijaw.
Enica f Croatian
Diminutive of Ena 2.
En'ichi m Japanese
From Japanese 園 (en) meaning "garden" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
En'ichiro m Japanese
Variant transcription of En'ichirou.
En'ichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 延 (en) meaning "prolong", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Enidwen f Welsh
Combination of named "Enid" with Welsh suffix "-wen," giving the meaning "blessed life" or "blessed soul."
Enie f Low German (Rare)
Feminine form of Ene.
Enika f Old Swedish, Icelandic (Rare)
Rare Icelandic and Old Swedish name of unknown origin.
Enika f Sanskrit
MEANING -female antelope. In ancient time it was the name of a woman... [more]
Eniko f Japanese
From Japanese 栄 (e) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor", 仁 (ni) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Enilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Enildo or else a variant of Anilda.
Enio m Spanish (Latin American), Friulian
Spanish and Friulian form of Ennio.
Enio m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Еньо (see Enyo).
Enion f Welsh
Alternate spelling of Eniawn
Enisant m Medieval Occitan
This name was borne by Enisant Musard (fl. 1086), a brother-in-law of the Breton general Alan Rufus.
Enishi m Japanese
From 縁 (enishi) meaning "fate, destiny; bond, link," derived from 縁 (eni), shifted from en (compare 銭 zen>zeni), with the addition of emphatic particle し (shi).... [more]
Enith f Spanish
This feminine name is predominantly found in Latin America. I am not entirely certain about the meaning and origin of this name, but it may possibly be a variant spelling of Enid.
Enith f Medieval Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Geneth as well as a variant of Enid.
Eniye f Nigerian, Ijaw
Means "my child" in Ijaw.
Enja f German
Probably a hypochoristic form of Anna.
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