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Country name
"land of the Parsa"
The name Persia derives from Avestan Parsa , the name of the Indo-European nomadic people who migrated into southern Iran in about 1000 BCE. Persis or Persea, the feminine form of Perseus, feel more…
Japanese
"present, now"
Frequently cited as an example of cruel baby naming, à la Ima Hogg.