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Show Names of Nations. Tho names of tho great nations set many puzzles to the philologist. Thero Is no doubt that Franco Is tho country coun-try of tho Franks, tho frco men, or that Austria Is tho eastern empire But ono would not so easily guess that "Russians" means roweru or seafarers a word of Swedish origin commemorating commem-orating the Scandinavian vikings. Tho Britons havo been supposed to tako their name from n word signifying signify-ing variegated, In allusion to their staining their sklnB with -wond, Most puzzllns of all Is "Gormnns," which Is not tho Latin "germanus," own broth-or, broth-or, but of Celtic origin, and has been variously Intorprotod as meaning "tho peoplo" or "tho Bhouters." t |