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Bogdan or Bohdan (
Cyrillic , bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця , fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs , fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic , fam3 = Phoenician , fam4 = G ...
: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all
Slavic countries Slavs are the largest European ethnolinguistic group. They speak the various Slavic languages, belonging to the larger Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout northern Eurasia, main ...
as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words ''
Bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...
/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning " god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: дан), meaning "given". The name appears to be an early calque from Greek
Theodore Theodore may refer to: Places * Theodore, Alabama, United States * Theodore, Australian Capital Territory * Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia * Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada * Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Sask ...
(Theodotus,
Theodosius Theodosius ( Latinized from the Greek "Θεοδόσιος", Theodosios, "given by god") is a given name. It may take the form Teodósio, Teodosie, Teodosije etc. Theodosia is a feminine version of the name. Emperors of ancient Rome and Byzantium ...
) with the same meaning. The name is also used as a
surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
.


Variations

The
sound change A sound change, in historical linguistics, is a change in the pronunciation of a language. A sound change can involve the replacement of one speech sound (or, more generally, one phonetic feature value) by a different one (called phonetic chang ...
of 'g' into 'h' occurred in the
Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...
,
Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...
, Czech and Slovak languages (hence ''Bohdan''). Although this sound change did not occur in the Polish language, either Bogdan or Bohdan may be used in Poland. Slavic variants include
Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...
and Serbo-Croatian
Božidar Božidar ( Bulgarian, Macedonian, sr-cyr, Божидар, pl, Bożydar, sometimes transliterated as Bojidar, or Bozhidar) is a Slavic given name meaning "Divine gift". It is a calque of the Greek name Theodore, itself derived from the Greek wor ...
(Божидар) and Polish Bożydar, while diminutive forms and nicknames include Boguś, Bodya, Boca, Boci, Boća, Boša, Bogi. The feminine form is Bogdana or Bohdana, with variants such as ''Bogdanka''. Names with similar meanings are Greek
Theodore Theodore may refer to: Places * Theodore, Alabama, United States * Theodore, Australian Capital Territory * Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia * Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada * Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Sask ...
, Arabic Ataullah, Hebrew
Nathaniel , nickname = {{Plainlist, * Nat * Nate , footnotes = Nathaniel is an English variant of the biblical Greek name Nathanael. People with the name Nathaniel * Nathaniel Archibald (1952–2018), American basketball player * Nate A ...
,
Jonathan Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...
, and
Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...
, Latin Deodatus, French Dieudonné and Bangla Devdutta.


Name days

* Bulgarian: 6 January * Croatian: 12 May * Czech: 9 November * Hungarian: 2 September *
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
: 19 March, 17 July, 10 August or 9 October * Slovak: 21 December * Moldovian: 19 October


Given name


Medieval

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Bogdan of Hum Bogdan or Bohdan ( Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic ...
(died 1252), Serbian Prince of
Hum Hum may refer to: Science * Hum (sound), a sound produced with closed lips, or by insects, or other periodic motion * Mains hum, an electric or electromagnetic phenomenon * The Hum, an acoustic phenomenon * Venous hum, a physiological sensation ...
(fl. –1249) *
Bogdan II of Hum Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic names, Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavs, Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic languages, Slavic words '':wiktionary:Appendix:Proto-Slav ...
, Serbian Prince of Hum (fl. 1312) *
Bogdan (magnate) Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words ''Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...
, a Macedonian magnate confused with
Vratko Nemanjić Vratko Nemanjić (fl. 1325–1355) was a Serbian noble, father of Prince Lazar's spouse Princess Milica of Serbia, Milica. Serbian epic poetry identifies him with Yug Bogdan ("South Bogdan") or Ljutica Bogdan ("Irate Bogdan"), a mythical hero in t ...
as a hero of Serbian epic poetry. * Bogdan I of Moldavia, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1359–1365), and the
House of Bogdan-Muşat A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
(''Bogdania'' was an early name for the principality of Moldavia, named after Bogdan I) *
Bogdan Kirizmić Bogdan Kirizmić ( sr-cyr, Богдан Киризмић; 1358–71), was a Serbian nobleman, merchant from Prizren, ''protovestijar'' (financial manager) in the service of King Vukašin Mrnjavčević, Vukašin (co-ruled Serbia 1365–71, alongs ...
(fl. 1361–1371), Serbian financial manager in the service of Vukašin Mrnjavčević (fl. 1371) *
Bogdan Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...
(fl. 1363), ''kaznac'' in the service of Emperor Uroš V *
Bogdan Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...
(fl. 1407–1413), Serbian state financial manager under Despot
Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall ( sr, Стефан Високи / ''Stefan Visoki''), was the ruler of Serbia as prince (1389–1402) and despot (1402–1427), ...
, merchant from Prizren and donator to Kalenić monastery *
Bogdan Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...
(fl. 1407), Serbian logothete in the service of Despot Stefan *
Bogdan Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...
, Serbian chancellor in the service of Despot Đurađ Branković (r. 1427–1456) * Bogdan II of Moldavia, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1449–1451) *
Bogdan Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...
(fl. 1469), Bulgarian nobleman from Nikopol * Bogdan III the One-Eyed, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1504–1517) *
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynovii Mykhailovych Khmelnytskyi ( Ruthenian: Ѕѣнові Богданъ Хмелнiцкiи; modern ua, Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький; 6 August 1657) was a Ukrainian military commander and ...
, Hetman of Ukraine (r. 1648–1657)


Modern

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Bogdan Aldea Bogdan Aurelian Aldea (born 26 April 1981) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder and currently he is a fitness coach at CFR Cluj. Playing career Bogdan Aldea was born in Târgoviște and began his career at the Romanian clu ...
, Romanian footballer *
Bogdan Andone Bogdan Ioan Andone (born 7 January 1975) is a Romanian Association football, football Manager (association football), manager of Cypriot club Apollon Limassol FC, Apollon Limassol and former professional player. After spending most of his caree ...
, Romanian footballer *
Bogdan Apostu Bogdan Radu Apostu (born 20 April 1982) is a Romanians, Romanian former association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Apostu grew up at FC Corvinul Hunedoara, Corvinul Hunedoara well known football aca ...
, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Baltazar, Romanian banker *
Bogdan Bălan Bogdan Bălan (born 11 February 1980 in Brăila) is a Romanian former rugby union footballer who played as prop. Balan began his rugby career playing for Brăila in his home town. He then played for Timişoara, U Cluj and Bucharest Wolves. After ...
, Romanian rugby union player * Bogdan Bogdanović (architect), Serbian architect *
Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball) Bogdan Bogdanović ( sr-cyr, Богдан Богдановић; born 18 August 1992) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Serbian national basketba ...
, Serbian basketball player *
Bogdan Borusewicz Bogdan Michał Borusewicz (; born 11 January 1949) was the Marshal in the Senate of Poland, Polish Senate from 20 October 2005 to 11 November 2015. Borusewicz was a democratic opposition activist under the History of Poland (1945-1989), Communist ...
, Polish politician *
Bogdan Bucurică Bogdan Bucurica (born 11 February 1986) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a defender for CSU Alba Iulia.
, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Buhuș, Romanian footballer *
Bohdan Bułakowski Bohdan Adam Bułakowski (born 11 January 1950 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie) is a retired race walking, race walker from Poland, who represented his native country at the Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There h ...
, Polish race walker * Bogdan Burtea, Romanian scholar *
Bogdan Cistean Bogdan Iosif Cistean (born 29 December 1986) is a Romanian former football player and current Norfolk based football coach. References External links

* 1986 births Living people People from Blaj Romanian footballers Association footbal ...
, Romanian footballer *
Bogdan Ciufulescu Bogdan Ciufulescu (born 1 April 1970) is a Romanian former wrestler who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Cent ...
, Romanian wrestler *
Bogdan Ciupek Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words ''Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...
,
2022 missile explosion in Poland On 15 November 2022, a missile struck the territory of Poland at the village of Przewodów near the border with Ukraine. The incident occurred during an attack on Ukrainian cities and energy facilities by Russia. It was the first incident ...
victim *
Bogdan Cotolan Bogdan Viorel Cotolan (born 4 November 1981 in Targoviste, Romania) is a Romanian football player. Cotolan made his professional debut with Gloria Buzău in the Romanian second league. During the winter of 2005–06 he was tested by CFR Cluj ...
, Romanian footballer *
Bogdan Curta Bogdan Curta (born 13 September 1982 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is a Romanian folk singer-songwriter, poet and radio host. Biography Bogdan Curta began his musical career at the age of 13, since when he participated at numerous concerts, TV and r ...
, Romanian folk singer *
Mihai Bogdan Dobrescu Mihai Bogdan Dobrescu (born November 30, 1976, in Ploieşti, Prahova) is a boxer from Romania, who won the silver medal in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland. ...
, Romanian boxer * Bogdan Diklić, Serbian actor *
Bogdan Filov Bogdan Dimitrov Filov ( bg, Богдан Димитров Филов; 10 April 1883 – 1 February 1945) was a Bulgarian archaeologist, art historian and politician. He was prime minister of Bulgaria during World War II. During his tenure, Bulga ...
, Bulgarian archaeologist and politician * Bogdan Gavrilović, Serbian mathematician *
Bogdan Juratoni Bogdan Andrei Juratoni (born June 17, 1990 in Deva) is a Romanian boxer. Juratoni won the bronze medal at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. ...
, Romanian footballer *
Bogdan Lalić Bogdan Lalic (born 8 March 1964) is a Croatian chess grandmaster. He has the record of an unbeaten streak of 155 games. He was born in Yugoslavia – Zagreb in 1964. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1985, and the Grandmast ...
, Croatian chess Grandmaster *
Bohdan Lepky Bohdan Teodor Nestor Lepky, ( uk, Богдан Теодор Нестор Лепкий, November 9, 1872, Krehulets, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary – July 21, 1941, Kraków, General Government, Nazi Germany) was a Ukrain ...
, Ukrainian writer *
Bogdan Lobonţ Bogdan or Bohdan ( Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic ...
, Romanian footballer *
Bohdan Łazuka Bohdan may refer to: * Bohdan, a Slavic masculine name, a variant spelling of Bogdan (which includes a list of people named Bohdan as well as Bogdan) * Bohdan, Podlaskie Voivodeship, a village in Poland * Bohdan (bus) Bogdan ( uk, Богда ...
, Polish actor * Bogdan Mandić, Croat Roman Catholic priest * Bogdan Maglich, American physicist *
Bogdan Musiał Bogdan Musiał (born 1960 in Poland) is a Polish-German historian. In 1985 he left Poland and became a political refugee in Germany, where he obtained German citizenship. In 2010 he returned to Poland and became a professor at the Cardinal Stefa ...
, Polish-German historian *
Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz (; December 14, 1949 – November 16, 2019) was a Romanian politician and architect. A member and twice minister of the Democratic Party (PD), he joined the Social Democratic Party in 2003, and was again a minister in 2004. ...
, Romanian politician *
Bogdan Olteanu Bogdan Olteanu (born 29 October 1971) is a Romanian politician and lawyer. He was the president of the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of the Romanian Parliament) between 2006 and 2008. Olteanu had formerly been a member of the National L ...
, Romanian politician *
Bogdan Pătrașcu Bogdan Aurelian Pătrașcu (born 7 May 1979) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career He started his career at Sportul Studențesc București, from where he was transferred to the Bulgarian club Litex Love ...
, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Romanian historian, philologist and politician *
Bogdan Planić Bogdan Planić (; born 19 January 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender at Shabab Al Ahli. Club career Born in Titovo Užice, Planić started out at Zlatibor Čajetina in the Drina Zone League, before transferring t ...
, Serbian footballer *
Bohdan Pomahač Bohdan Pomahač (; born 8 March 1971) is a Czech plastic surgeon. He led the team that performed the first full face transplant in United States and the third overall in the world. Biography Pomahač's parents were a chemical engineer and a scho ...
, Czech plastic surgeon *
Bogdan Raczynski Bogdan Raczynski (born 1977) is a Polish-American electronic musician. Associated with the intelligent dance music (IDM) movement, Raczynski's work draws inspiration from the chaotic breakbeats of jungle and hardcore rave as well as tradition ...
, Polish electronic musician * Bogdan Stelea, Romanian footballer *
Bogdan Stoica Bogdan Cristian Stoica (born January 28, 1990) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and boxer, and former wushu practitioner. He is currently signed to ONE Championship. Stoica is also one-time SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Champion, one-tim ...
, Romanian kickboxer * Bogdan Tanjević, Montenegrin basketball coach *
Bogdan Tirnanić Bogdan Tirnanić ( Serbian Cyrillic: ''Богдан Тирнанић'') (September 14, 1941 – January 16, 2009) was one of the most prominent Serbian journalists, essayists and movie critics. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia. He wrote columns ...
, Serbian journalist and essayists * Bogdan Ilić, Serbian YouTuber, rapper, gamer and entertainer *
Bohdan Tůma Bohdan Tůma (born 6 September 1967) is a Czech actor and voice actor. He is one of the most famous actors in the dubbing industry of Czech Republic, being the main voice actor for Jack Black, Jim Carrey and Denzel Washington. Biography Bohdan w ...
, Czech actor and voice actor *
Bohdan Sláma Bohdan Sláma (born 29 May 1967 in Opava) is a Czech film director. He studied at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Akademie múzických umění v Praze, ...
, Czech director * Bohdan Stupka, Ukrainian actor * Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech tennis player *
Bohdan Warchal Bohdan Warchal (27 January 1930 in Orlová, Czechoslovakia – 30 December 2000 in Bratislava, Slovakia) was a Slovaks, Slovak violinist, a member of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and founder, chief conductor and soloist of the Slovak Chambe ...
, Slovak violinist and dirigent * Bogdan Zimonjić, Serbian priest and military commander


Surname

The surname Bogdan is one of the most common surnames in the Sisak-Moslavina County of Croatia. It may refer to: * Ádám Bogdán, Hungarian goalkeeper * Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player *
Angela Bogdan Angela Bogdan is a current Canadian diplomat. She was concurrently appointed High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Maldives. Bogdan joined the Foreign Affairs Canada in 1984 and has served in different postings around Europe, including the Canadian ...
, Canadian diplomat *
Christopher Bogdan Christopher Carl Bogdan is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who served as the Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office in Arlington, Virginia. Previously, he was the Deputy Program Executive Of ...
, United States Air Force general *
George Bogdan George Bogdan (1859–1930) was a Romanian physician and university professor. Bogdan attended the National College in Iași, graduating in 1876. He studied medicine in France, and earned a doctorate in psychiatry there. After returning home, h ...
, Romanian physician * Goran Bogdan, Croatian actor * Henry Bogdan, American bassist and musician *
Jakub Bogdan Jakob Bogdani (6 May 1658 - 11 November 1724), whose names are sometimes spelt Jacob and Bogdány, was a Hungarians, Hungarian and United Kingdom, British artist well known for his still life and exotic bird paintings. Biography Bogdani was bo ...
, Slovak painter *
Rareș Bogdan Rareș Bogdan (born 17 September 1974 in Ocna Mureș, Alba County, Romania) is a Romanian politician who has been a PNL member of the European Parliament for Romania since 2019. He was the leader of the National Liberal Party's electoral list ...
, Romanian politician * Srećko Bogdan, Croatian footballer *
Zvonko Bogdan Zvonimir "Zvonko" Bogdan ( sr-cyr, Звонимир "Звонко" Богдан; born 5 January 1942) is a Serbian Bunjevac performer of traditional folk songs of Serbia, Croatia, Hungary and Romania. He is also a composer, wine producer and harne ...
, Serbian composer and singer


See also

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Bogdani Bogdani is an Albanian surname meaning 'son of Bogdan comes from Serbian decent '. It is of Slavic origin. Bogdan in Slavic means "God-given". It may refer to these people: * Erjon Bogdani, Albanian footballer *Pjetër Bogdani, Albanian write ...
, surname meaning son of Bogdan *
Bogdanov Bogdanov (Богданов) or Bogdanova (Богданова; feminine) is a common Russian language, Russian surname that derives from the given name Bogdan and literally means ''Bogdan's''. Translated: Bogu dan = God gave. Notable people with the ...
, surname meaning son of Bogdan *
Bogdanovich Bogdanovich is a Slavic languages, Slavic surname found across the Slavic speaking world, meaning "son of Bogdan", spelt Богданович transliterated Bogdanovich (Russian) or Bohdanovych (Ukrainian), Bahdanovič (Belarusian), Bogdanowicz (P ...
(
Bogdanović Bogdanovich is a Slavic surname found across the Slavic speaking world, meaning "son of Bogdan", spelt Богданович transliterated Bogdanovich (Russian) or Bohdanovych (Ukrainian), Bahdanovič (Belarusian), Bogdanowicz (Polish), and Б ...
), surname meaning son of Bogdan *
Bogusław (given name) Bogusław, also Bogosław, Bohusław, Bogsław ( cs, Bohuslav, Cyrillic: ''Богуслав'', german: Bogislaw, Bogislaus) is a Slavic men's name made from the roots ''Bogu-'' ("Bóg", "Boga", meaning "God" in Polish, but originally "fortune, cha ...
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Slavic names Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries. The main types of Slavic names: * Two-basic names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ...


References

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