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Anian

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English

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Etymology

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From the name of an area in southern China mentioned by Marco Polo (as Anin, Ania or Anian depending on the text copy), later put by cartographers into area between Asia and America.

Before or after the Anian Strait was (probably falsely) reported found by L. Maldonado, the Anian-name was moved by the cartographers to the eastern side of this strait, becoming a location in America (together with Bergi and Tholm, also from Marco Polo).

Proper noun

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Anian

  1. A toponym used on old maps, located in Alaska-area

Derived terms

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See also

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Anian m

  1. a male given name from anian (nature)
  2. Anian (bishop of Bangor)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of Anian
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Anian unchanged unchanged Hanian

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children[1], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 17