Sentences with phrase «derived from the name»

«Easter» definitely derives from the name of the local diety (we get the word «East» from the same root).
It's really a clan name, derived from the name of an 18th century chief in South Africa's Eastern Cape, from whom Nelson Mandela was descended.
The fact that the word «dunce» is derived from his name is an indication of opinions of later critics — and the critics of the scholastic method — of what seemed to them to be futile hairsplitting.
Joshua, also Hebrew, is derived from the name Yehoshua and means «God is salvation».
In Hebrew, it derives from the name Hannah, which also means grace or graceful.
It derives from the name Jacinta, which translates to «hyacinth» in Spanish.
The term instant runoff voting is derived from the name of a class of voting methods called runoff voting.
The duo is derived from the name of danielles home town, red deer, alberta.
Its very title lovingly derives from the name of Miguel's oldest living relative, great - grandmother Mamá Coco, whose importance to the story only becomes clear late in the film.
Originally known primarily in racing circles, the company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb.
The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire.
But just like Volta, Galvani's legacy is also enshrined in the language, with the word «galvanize» deriving from his name.
The Nix of the book's title derives from the name of a Norwegian spirit, one that makes you hurt the people you love the most; a spirit that suffocates Faye's childhood and, as it turns out, is a relic carried from the old country by her stoic father.
As you can derive from the name, this kind of mortgage allows you to get a loan based on your great credit history without the requirement of showing all the traditional documentation.
The term Bordetella is derived from the name of a bacterium, Bordetella bronchiseptica, a chief causative agent in most cases of canine cough.
Their name is derived from the name of the Aztec Indian god Xolotl and Itzcuintli, the Aztec word for dog.
Freya is Scandinavian for Lady, derived from the name Freyja the Norse goddess of love and fertility and mythological wife of Odin.
The name of Nusa Dua Beach is actually derived from the name of two small islands in southern part of Bali Island separated by white sand (Nusa means island and Dua means Two).
Alcatraz derives from the name Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala gave to one of the three islands in San Francisco Bay, «Alcatraces,» probably referring to the «strange birds» or «pelicans» he saw on it.
Whilst we're on the subject of names, the name «Portugal» actually derives from the name of an early settlement located at the mouth of the Douro River, called Cale, which was renamed «Portus Cale» — The Port of Cale.
The name Argande also derives from the name of a beautiful goddess and ruler of ancient Mesopotamia.

Not exact matches

The system derives its name from «holarchy,» a term coined by the writer Arthur Koestler in his 1967 philosophical psychology book, «The Ghost in the Machine.»
As for the name, «Verismo» is a word derived from a form of Italian opera.
A pioneer in this area is a Silicon Valley - based startup named Ayasdi, which has developed an entire subfield of mathematics — topological data analysis — that renders any Big Data set as a network derived from hidden patterns.
As the European Parliament continues to negotiate a trade deal between the U.S. and European Union, a key issue to watch concerns a concept called geographical indications (GI)-- that is, how the names of foods and products from specific regions are derived.
The S corporation derives its name from Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code which provides corporations a «tax election» option — a choice on how they want to be taxed.
In 1999, the company spun off and funded a small project called Mozilla (the name supposedly was derived from «Mosaic killer,» Mosaic having been the first browser) to coordinate the tinkering so that there would be an official product, albeit one that wasn't controlled by Netscape.
The trio officially agreed to partner up last fall, and call themselves CAVU Venture Partners — a name derived from a pilot term for ideal flying conditions.
Our name is derived from two Latin words: Aqua (water) and Ferre (to bear, carry or deliver), and that neatly describes what we do.
Helion — a name derived from a term for the nucleus of a helium atom — grew from research at the University of Washington.
However, true to our name — which is derived from the Greek - Latin term «anagogue» — we take it a step further and guide our franchisees to success.
«Looking at the biggest buyers of homes in the Houston area in August and September, three stand out as ramping up on purchasing,» said Daren Blomquist of ATTOM Data Solutions, which derived its data from buyer names on sales deeds:
Waltonchain is derived from Charlie Walton's name who was the inventor of RFID (Radio - frequency identification) technology and was responsible for creating a new era of RFID.
First of all, the nickname of the LDS Church is «Mormon,» derived from what Mormons believe to be the name of an ancient prophet.
The name Easter was originally derived from the word Eostre.
His enemies were right that Rasputin was some sort of sex maniac, and much was made of the fact that the name Rasputin sounds as if it were derived from the verb rasputnichat», to engage in debauchery.
But then something happens, something that proves the novel's mise - en - scène: he heals a plague - stricken and orphaned young woman, Ustina (whose name is derived originally from the Latin Iustinus), darlings her, impregnates her, possesses her, and, eventually, inadvertently kills her and their child during labor.
Among the 10 most popular boys names, six are Hebrew (Jacob, Ethan, Michael, Joshua, Daniel, and Noah) and another (Jayden)-- like Paul Newman and Goldie Hawn in Adam Sandler's «The Hanukkah Song» — is half Jewish (derived, some say, from the American name Jaden and the Hebrew name Jadon).
But Gesenius, one of the greatest Hebrew authorities, says that the name Esther is derived from the a word meaning «to hide.»
Perhaps it is interesting to look at some of the personal names in the early church recorded in the NT, Stephanas (the pagan Olympic games laurel wreath) Apollos (god of music and sun) Aquila (the eagle, the Roman animal emblem) Narcissus, Hermes, Nympha, Olympas, Artemus, Fortunatus, all derived from pagan mythology.
This latter concern may evoke an outreach program named evangelism, but the content will only be the worst kind of public relations, and the gain will be about as durable as the product loyalties that derive from commercial hype.
The name «Jews» (Yehudim) is also derived from this root.
The special importance of this solstice ceremony to Mithraists would be indicated by the name Mithras, which derived from Meitras, which in Greek numerology refers to the number 365, the last day of the solar year at the winter solstice.
The notion that this goddess is the axis of the Paraiyars» religion can be inferred from Oppert's etymological explanation: he claims that the name Ellamma is derived from the Tamil ellaam (all or everything) making her «Mother of All».13 In the colony of Malaipallaiyam the predominance of Ellaiyamman is preserved by referring to her both as the «Mother of all beings» and as the eldest sister of all the manifestations of Sakti14 The other common interpretation for the name Ellaiyamman stems from the Tamil word for boundary ellai, making her the Mother / Goddess of the boundaries.15 This is the most prevalent interpretation among the Paraiyars of Malaipallaiyam.
In the Bible, it is explained that his name is derived from the Hebrew word mashah, «to draw,» as in «to draw him from the waters of the Nile,» where he had been hidden as an infant.
The name of the hero, Mordecai, appears to be derived from Marduk, the name of the chief god of Babylon.
Indeed, measurement systems derive their names from the choices of corresponding units.
His term Gaia is the name for Mother Earth derived from ancient Greek mythology.9
Are they the one's on Earth controlling our lives or are you about God the creator of universe that is worshipped by mankind in different ways, given different names, given different looks and combinations, partners, sons... others worshiped Satan or made him partner to God... The Message of the «Monotheism» was there from time of existance up to Noah PBUH and the monotheist derived from those saved by Noah named Abraham PBUH who came up then with the message of «Submission» and rebuilt the house of worship in Mecca for religion teachings redirecting pagans worshiping idols, trees, or worshiping many Gods they made and named as in Greek mythology...
That might be accounted for by the inadequacy of the extra-biblical source from which most of these names have been derived, for only two of them, Salathiel and Zerubbabel, appear in the ancestry tables of 1 Chron.
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