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Last name ISHMAEL: origin and meaning

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Ishmael : Assyrian/Chaldean West Indian (mainly Trinidad and Tobago) and African (mainly Nigeria): from the Biblical personal name Ishmael Hebrew Yishma’el borne by the first son of the patriarch Abraham and his handmaiden Hagar. The name's meaning in Hebrew is translated literally as ‘God has hearkened’. Compare Esmail Ismael and Ismail. Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press ncG1vNJzZmidnmO0prrEmqWerF6kv6h70q6pp5mdmsBwlbKBhHp9fA%3D%3D

Luxury & Performance GT Cars

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There’s certainly no short-supply of models - compounded by their many variants - being produced by today’s automakers. This can cause a lot of chaos and confusion for prospective buyers (which is why we create these lists), while blurring the lines between established vehicle classifications. This has certainly muddied the waters a bit, when it comes to defining what the modern day Grand Touring car is exactly. Almost every car company out there has their own rendition of what a GT car ought to be, and frankly, only a small number of them have the credentials to proclaim that theirs is prevalent. Read More...

Soccer Origins: Who Invented Football, Why and When Was the First Game?

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is underway, with billions of people across the globe tuning in to watch the world's most popular sporting spectacle. So what are the origins of soccer—a sport which now has five billion followers around the globe, according to FIFA—and how far back do games like this date? Which country invented soccer?The earliest version of a game resembling soccer for which we have evidence is cuju, which was played in a wide variety of forms across China for centuries. Read More...