what does von in front of a german name mean
von Von [fÉ”n] is a term used in German language surnames either as a nobiliary particle indicating a noble patrilineality or as a simple preposition that approximately means of or from in the case of commoners.
The Pale The word pale derives ultimately from the Latin word
Religio The Latin term
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Star-crossed The phrase was coined in the prologue of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:
Hundreds and thousands Hundreds and thousands used incorrectly instead of hundreds of thousands to mean "an indefinite but emphatically large number".