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Django
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Etymology
Reported to be the first person singular of a en rom - verb meaning "to awake" (cf. rml džangavel, rmc žangaul, rmo džangel, etc.) Could also be a Wallonian version or diminutive of en fr Jean.en https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/12/06/gypsy The New Yorker Gypsy 2004-12-06 Adam Gopnik https://web.archive.org/web/20140930220520/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/12/06/gypsy 2014-09-30en https://www.djangobooks.com/blog/sinti-culture-language-the-origin-of-the-name-django/ DjangoBooks.com Sinti Culture, Language & the Origin of the Name Django 2014-08-29 Denis Chang https://web.archive.org/web/20260419232343/https://www.djangobooks.com/blog/sinti-culture-language-the-origin-of-the-name-django/ 19 April 2026
Proper noun
en rare en male
en Django Wexler is an American fantasy author.
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