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  • Siris is named for Bishop Berkeley's philosophical work, Siris, whose title is an Anglicization of the Greek word sireis, meaning "chain."

    Harmony of the Spheres: The Second Poetry Carnival 2005

  • Others think the name "Skele" derives from an incorrect Anglicization of the Norwegian word "Kjaelke," which means ice sled.

    NBCOlympics.com - News 2009

  • A universally recognized Anglicization of an artist's name can be a sign of posterity's long-standing acceptance and affection—think of Titian or Raphael, also perhaps of Van Gogh.

    Earthy Grandeur Jonathan Lopez 2011

  • Thus the English-speaking Irish were not a significant enough presence to prompt a change in local language, even though their presence in the area coincided with the beginning of the Cape administration's Anglicization program that began in 1822.

    Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008

  • I know this is an older 2006 post, so maybe your stance on “Anglicization” of names has evolved since then.

    Author! Author! » Blog Archive » A writer by any other name… 2010

  • The practice of automatic Anglicization is less common than it used to be, of course, but people still do it, alas.

    Author! Author! » Blog Archive » A writer by any other name… 2010

  • We were quite used to mail that was confused about gender, spellings, etc., and of course being named Stewart automatically means you're going to get your name spelled in random ways; at least it's less trouble than some of the Dutch-immigrant ancestors who didn't even spell their names consistently throughout their lives not sure how much of that was illiteracy and how much was variants on Anglicization.

    Making Light: Scholarly works to avoid citing at all costs 2010

  • Her analysis, focusing on the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, covers issues of identity, traveling education, and Anglicization.

    Baghdadi Jewish Women in India. 2009

  • This superficial Anglicization explains the ersatz militarized democracy of India.

    The Logos of Bangladesh 2009

  • The established Jewish community promoted Anglicization among immigrant women — via their children and communal services.

    Britain: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. 2009

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