Even more common are cities bearing royal family names selected by enterprising colonialists in search of kudos from overseas: Annapolis, Mar.

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Once a year the company sends out ballots that have the names of 50 local charities selected by an employee-led committee.

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Let me get a better idea of how the names, themselves, were selected.

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