Name days in Slovakia
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In Slovakia, each day of the year corresponds to a personal name (the original list was the Roman Catholic calendar of saints). People celebrate their name days ({{langx|sk|meniny}}) on the date corresponding to their own given names. Slovak culture has accorded similar importance to a person's name day to his or her birthday.{{cite web |url=http://www.slovensko.com/about/calendar |title=Names and holidays in the Slovak calendar |accessdate=2008-07-28 |publisher=Slovensko.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011110846/http://slovensko.com/about/calendar/ |archivedate=2008-10-11 }}{{cite web |url=http://calendar.zoznam.sk/ |title=Names and holidays in the Slovak calendar |accessdate=2009-10-24 |publisher=zoznam.sk}}
The list of the names assigned to the corresponding date is normally published in the calendar. However, there are only one or two names listed in the calendar, even if more names are assigned to a date. The names in bold are listed in the calendar, the others are not. Children in Slovakia usually have names from this list. The most notable exceptions are the names in minority languages (such as Hungarian names) or a foreign name.
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January
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- New Year's Day, nobody has name day
- Alexandra, Ábel, Makar, Karina, Kara, Kasandra, Sanda, Sandra, Saša, Senda
- Daniela, Danila, Danuta, Genovéva, Radmila
- Drahoľub, Drahomil, Drahoň, Drahoslav, Drahoš, Duchoslav, León, Títus, Drahoľuba, Drahomila, Duchoslava, Leóna, Leónia
- Artúr, Andrea
- Melchior, Melichar, Menhaden Antónia
- Atila, Lucián, Bohuna, Bohuslava, Boleslava, Božislava, Luciána
- Čestmír, Pravomil, Severín, Čestmíra, Pravomila, Severína
- Alex, Alexej, Domoľub, Julián, Pravoľub, Vladan, Vladen, Alexia, Pravoľuba, Vladana, Vladena
- Agatón, Dalimil, Dalimír, Dalimila, Dalimíra, Daša
- Honorát, Tasilo, Honoráta, Malvína
- Arkád, Arnošt, Ernest, Arkádia, Arnoštka, Erna, Ernestína
- Čistomil, Čistoslav, Rastic, Rastimír, Rastislav, Ratislav, Vidor, Čistomila, Čistoslava, Rastislava, Ratislava, Shane
- Hilár, Radovan, Uriáš, Uriel, Hilária, Radovana,
- Dobroslav, Dobrotín, Domoslav, Loránt, Múdroslav, Domoslava,
- Kristína
- Antal, Nataša
- Priskus, Bohdana, Piroška, Priska
- Mário, Márius, Drahomíra, Dúbravka, Sára,
- Dalibor, Fabián, Fábius, Sebastián, Šebastián, Fábia, Fabiána, Fabiola, Sebastiána,
- Vincent, Vincencia
- Zora, Dorián, Sírius, Slavoľub, Slavomil, Zoran, Auróra, Cyntia, Doriána, Sinda, Slavomila, Zorana
- Miloš, Miloň, Selma,
- Timotej, Ctiboh, Timotea,
- Gejza, Saul, Šavol,
- Tamara, Polykarp, Slavibor, Slavislav, Slaviboj, Slavoboj, Svätoboj, Svätobor, Xenofón, Žarko, Polykarpa,
- Bohuš, Pribislav, Pribiš,
- Alfonz, Manfréd, Alfonzia,
- Gašpar, Pribina
- Ema, Jasna
- Emil, Emilián, Emiliána
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February
- Hynek, Trifon, Táňa, Tatiana
- Erik, Aida, Erika
- Blažej, Celerín, Celerína
- Nika, Verena, Verona, Veronika
- Moderát, Modest, Agáta, Leda, Moderáta, Modesta
- Dorisa, Dorota, Titanila
- Romuald, Vanda
- Aranka, Zoja
- Rainold, Rinaldo, Zdenko, Zdeno, Apolena, Apoliena, Apolónia
- Gabriela, Omar, Várun, Scholastika, Školastika
- Dezider, Želislav, Dezidera, Želislava
- Ron, Ronald, Zoro, Zoroslav, Eulália, Perla, Slavena, Solveiga, Zoroslava
- Arpád, Jordán, Jordána
- Valentín, Velimír
- Faust, Pravoslav, Faustína, Georgia, Georgína, Pravoslava
- Pamfil, Ida, Liana, Pamfília
- Flavián, Flávius, Silván, Silvín, Flávia, Milomíra, Miloslava, Miluša, Silvána
- Jaromír, Simeon, Jaromíra, Konkordia
- Konrád, Kurt, Vlasta
- Aladár, Lívio, Lívius, Udo, Ulrich, Alma, Lívia, Ulrika, Ulriška
- Eleonóra
- Etela
- Roman, Romana, Romina
- Goran, Matej, Jazmína, Mateja, Matias
- Frederik, Taras, Federika, Frederika
- Viktor, Porfýr
- Alexander, Leander, Sandro, Skender, Drahotína, Dražica, Leandra
- Elemír, Elo, Lumír, Zlata, Zlatica
- Radomír, Radomíra
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March
- Albín
- Anežka
- Bohumil, Bohumila, Ticián, Ginda, Kunigunda, Ticiána
- Gerazim, Kazimír, Romeo, Jadrana, Kazimíra
- Fridrich, Lucius, Teofil, Friderika, Teofila
- Fridolín, Koriolán, Radislav, Radoslav, Radovan, Felícia, Fridolína, Radislava, Radoslava
- Tomáš, Tomislav, Tomáška, Tomislava
- Alan, Alana
- [http://www.behindthename.com/name/erhard Erhard], Františka
- Branislav, [http://www.behindthename.com/name/bratislav Bratislav], Bronislav, Bruno, Bratislava
- Angel, Volfram, Angela, Angelika, Algelína, Jurina
- Gregor, Teofan, Gregora, Gregoria, Gregorína
- Vlastimil, Kira, Rozína
- Matilda, Metaneta
- Agap, Belomír, Rodan, Roderich, Roderik, Torkvát, Agapa, Agapia, Rodana, Roderika, Svetlana
- Amos, Bolemír, Boleslav, Heribert, Bolemíra
- Ľuban, Ľuben, Zbignev, Zbyšek, Ľuba, Ľubica
- Ctislav, Eduard, Salvátor, Ctislava, Eduarda
- Jozef, Sibyla
- Klaudián, Klaudín, Klaudio, [http://www.behindthename.com/name/claudius Klaudius], Víťazoslav, Víťazoslava
- Blahoboj, Blahosej, Blahoslav, Radek, Radko
- Beňadik, [http://www.behindthename.com/name/benedikt Benedikt], [http://www.behindthename.com/name/octavian Oktavián], Oktávius, Benedikta, Benilda, Benita, Izolda, Oktávia
- Adrián, Apián, Dárius, Viktorián, Apia
- Gabriel
- Humbert, Marián, Anunciáta, Irida, Irisa
- Eman, Emanuel, Manuel, Emanuela, Manuela
- Rupert, Ruprecht, Alena', Dita
- Ilarion, Soňa
- Miroslav, Mieroslav, Bertold, Bertolda, Mieroslava
- Vieroľub, Vieromil, Vieroslav, Vieroslava
- Benjamín, Kvído, Balbína
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April
- Hugo, Hugolín
- Zita, Áron
- Richard, Richarda
- Izidor, Izidora
- Miroslava, Mira
- Irena, Irína, Celestín, Ruben, Sixtus, Celestína, Venuša
- Zoltán, Armand, Herman, Rufínus, Rúfus, Armanda, Rufína, Rumjana
- Albert, Albertín, Albrecht, Valter, Alberta, Albertína, Albrechta
- Milena, Erhard, Mileva
- Igor, Ezechiel, Ivar, Ivor, Radomil, Igora, Radomila
- Július, Antip, Ariel, Leo, Lev, Ariela, Arleta
- Estera, Aster, Davorín, Zenon, Astéria
- Aleš, Artem, Artemon, Artemia, Artemida, Norma
- Justína, Hrdoslav, Hrdoš, Justín, Davorína, Hrdoslava, Justa
- Fedor, Fedora
- Dana, Danica
- Rudolf, Ralf, Rolf, Rudolfa, Rudolfína
- Valér, Apolón, Erich, Verner, Ilma
- Jela, Krescenc, Krescencia
- Marcel, Hvezdoň
- Ervín, Abelard, Adelard, Anzelm, Žitoslav, Anzelma, Ervína, Saskia, Žitoslava
- Slavomír, Slávo, Tvrdomír, Jelena, Noema
- Vojtech, Amand, Dimitrij, Evarist, Amanda, Demetria
- Juraj, Džuroe, Adalbert, Roger, Adalberta, Vojtecha, Vojteška
- Marek, Mayjoe, Izmael, Marko, Markus
- Jaroslava
- Jaroslav, Aristid, Tulius, Aristída, Tulia
- Jarmila, Prudencius, Prudencia
- Lea, Timon
- Anastázia, Anastáz, Blahomil, Asia, Blahomila, Nasťa, Nastasia
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May
- Maysa, Amarila, Pamela
- Žigmund, Atanáz, Atanázia, Aténa
- Galina, Horác, Desana, Halina, Timea
- Florián, Flór, Aglája, Floriána, Florína, Pelagia
- Lesana, Gothard, Pius, Lesia, Pia, Toska
- Hermína, Ovídius, Radivoj, Tankréd, Elfrída, Frída, Herina, Mineta
- Monika, Napoleon, Stanimír, Mona
- Ingrida, Ina, Inga
- Roland, Rolanda
- Viktória, Armín, Armína, Beatrica
- Blažena, Miranda, Svatava
- Pankrác, Achiles
- Servác, Chraniboj, Chranibor, Charnislav, Servián, Chranislava, Imelda, Konzuela
- Bonifác
- Žofia, Brenda, Raisa, Sofia, Zosia
- Svetozár, Peregrín, Peregrína
- Gizela, Andronik, Ditmar, Paskal, Andronika, Paskália
- Viola
- Gertrúda, Gerda
- Bernard, Bernardín, Hviezdoslav, Bernadeta, Bernarda, Bernardína, Hviezdoslava
- Zina, Dobromír, Hostimil, Hostirad, Hostislav, Hostisvit, Teobald, Dobromíra, Hostimila, Hostislava
- Júlia, Juliána, Liana, Rita
- Želmíra, Želimír, Želmír
- Ela, Ella
- Urban, Vselovod, Vševlad, Vanesa
- Dušan
- Iveta, Vadim, Valdemar, Valdemara
- Viliam, Vilhelm, Elektra, Elma, Vilhelmína
- Vilma, Elmar, Maxim, Maxima
- Ferdinand, Neander, Ferdinanda
- Petrana, Petronela, Petrónius, Blahoslav, Nela, Petrónia
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June
- Žaneta
- Oxana, Xénia, Erazim, Erazmus, Jaromil, Vlastimila
- Karolína, Kevin, Lino, Linus, Palmíro, Kaja, Klotilda, Lina, Lineta, Palmíra
- Lenka, Lena
- Laura, Dorotej, Fatima, Laurencia, Loreta, Loriána, Lara
- Norbert, Norman, Romulus, Adolfína, Norberta, Perzida
- Róbert, Borislav, Robin, Teodot, Dalma, Oriána, Róberta, Robina
- Medard
- Stanislava, Felicián, Prímus, Vojeslav, Berenika, Vojeslava
- Margaréta, Gréta
- Dobroslava, Barnabáš, Dobrava, Dobrota, Dobrotína, Flóra, Pavoslava
- Zlatko, Svätoslav, Svetislav, Svetoslav, Zlatan, Zlatomír, Zlatoň, Zlatoš, Svätoslava, Svetislava, Svetoslava, Zlatana, Zlatomíra
- Anton, Genadij, Tobiáš,
- Vasil, Bazil, Elizej, Kvintilián, Kvintín, Kvintus, Herta, Kvinta, Kvintiliána
- Vít, Jolana
- Bianka, Blanka, Benon, Božetech, Alina, Božetecha
- Adolf, Adolfína
- Vratislav, Leontín, Milovan, Milovín, Sedrik, Leontína, Milovana
- Alfréd, Leonid, Leonídas, Leoš, Ruslan, Alfréda
- Valéria, Florencián, Florentín, Silver, Florencia, Florentína
- Alojz, Elvis, Lejla
- Paulína, Achác, Eberhard, Paulín, Paula, Rozvita, Zaira
- Sidónia, Sidón
- Ján, Janis, Jaško, Jens, Johan, Jovan, Nino, Sean
- Tadeáš, Olívia, Olívius, Prosper, Febrónia, Oliva
- Adriána, Stojan, Adriena, Ria, Riana, Stojana
- Ladislav, Ladislava,
- Beáta, Beátus, Slavoj, Bea
- Pavol, Peter, Petra, Pavel, Pavla, Petula
- Melánia, Vlastibor, Vlastimír, Šárka, Vlastimíra
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July
- Diana, Dean, Dejan, Dina, Zian, Dajana, Deana, Kalina, Tabita, Tajana
- Berta, Bertín, Bertína
- Miloslav, Irenej, Miliduch, Milomír, Milorad, Radimír, Rodimír, Radimíra
- Prokop, Procius, Prokopa
- Cyril, Metod, Cyrus, Cyrila
- Patrik, Patrícia, Patrokles
- Oliver, Donald, Kastor, Veleslav, Velislav, Valibals, Veleslava, Velislava
- Ivan, Ivo, Kilián, Perikles
- Lujza, Lukrécius, Lizelota, Lukrécia
- Amália, Amína, Lada
- Milota, Milutín
- Nina, Fortunát, Fortunáta
- Margita, Arne, Borivoj, Merkéta
- Kamil
- Henrich, Egon, Enrik, Enriko, Henrik, Henrika, Lota, Šarlota
- Drahomír, Karmela, Karmen, Karmena, Rút, Rúta
- Bohuslav, Božislav, Svorad
- Kamila
- Dušana
- Eliáš, Iľja, Ilia, Eliána, Iliana
- Daniel, Dan, Dalina
- Magdaléna, Magda, Mahuliena, Majda
- Oľga, Apolinár, Libérius, Libor, Liborius, Apolinára, Libora
- Vladimír, Kinga
- Jakub, Žakelína, Jamie
- Anna, Hana, Aneta, Anica, Anita, Annamária, Naneta
- Božena, Gorazd, Pantaleon
- Krištof, Innocent, Svätomír, Svätoš, Inocencia, Nausika, Svätomíra
- Marta, Olaf, Serafín, Serafa, Serafína
- Libuša, Abdon, Ingemar, Ingeborga, Ľubuša, Rowena
- Ignác, Ignát, Vatroslav, Ignácia
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August
- Božidara, Božidar, Ľudomír, Božica, Kleopatra, Ľudomíra, Penelopa, Gábor
- Gustáv, Gustáva
- Jerguš, Nikodém, Nikodéma
- Dominik, Dominika, Krasoslav, Rainer, Krasoslava
- Hortenzia, Hortenz, Milivoj, Osvald, Snežana
- Jozefína, Nehoslav, Jozefa
- Štefánia, Kajetán, Afra, Afrodita, Kajetána, Štefana
- Oskár, Donát, Hartvig, Virgín, Donáta, Virgínia
- Ľubomíra, Rastic
- Vavrinec, Lars
- Zuzana, Trojan, Dulcia, Dulcinela, Dulcínia
- Darina, Dárius, Dária
- Ľubomír, Hypolit, Kasián, Kasius, Belinda
- Mojmír, Eusébius, Mojtech, Eusébia
- Marcela
- Leonard, Jáchim, Joachim, Linhart, Rochus, Leonarda
- Milica, Bertram, Bertrand, Hyacint, Libert, Mirón, Hyacinta
- Elena, Helena, Ilona
- Lýdia, Vratislava
- Anabela, Arabela
- Jana, Janka, Johana, Jovana
- Tichomír, Sigfríd, Tichomil, Tichomíra
- Filip, Vlastislav, Filipa, Filipína, Vlastislava
- Bartolomej, Bartolomea
- Ľudovít, Ludvig, Radim, Ľudovíta
- Samuel, Samo, Zemfír, Samuela, Tália, Zemfíra
- Silvia, Silvio, Silvius
- Augustín, August, Augusta, Augustína, Gustína
- Nikola, Nikolaj, Koleta, Nikoleta
- Ružena, Ružica
- Nora, Rajmund, Ramón, Rajmunda, Ramona
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September
- Drahoslava, Egid, Egídius
- Linda, Absolón, Axel, Justus, Ermelinda, Melinda, Rebeka, Clayton
- Belo, Antim, Klélia
- Rozália, Kandid, Mojžiš, Rozalín, Rozálio, Kandida, Róza, Rozeta, Rozita, Rusalka
- Regína, Bojan, Bojimír, Bojislav, Borimír, Branimír, Chotimír, Justinián, Otakar, Regan, Regulus, Viktorín, Bojana, Bojimíra, Boislava, Branimíra, Budislava, Chotimíra, Larisa
- Alica, Brian, Magnus, Mansvét, Zachariáš, Bria
- Marianna, Miriam, Mariana
- Miriama, Miriana
- Martina, Gordan, Gordián, Gordon, Gordana, Rea, Tina
- Oleg, Honór, Vitold, Honóra, Krasava, Vitolda
- Bystrík, Prótus, Zdislav, Helga, Zdislava
- Mária, Maja, Manon, Manona, Marica, Mariela, Marieta, Marika, Marila, Mariola, Marlena, Marusia, Lokmane
- Ctibor, Amát, Amátus, Stibor, Sven, Amáta
- Ľudomil, Dragan, Dragutín, Drahan, Drahotín, Ľudomila, Radka, Serena
- Jolana, Melisa, Melita
- Ľudmila, Duňa
- Olympia, Lambert, Záviš
- Eugénia, Ariadna
- Konštantín, Trofín, Konstancia, Konštantína
- Ľuboslav, Ľuboslava, Eustach, Filibert, Liboslav, Eustachia, Liboslava
- Matúš, Ifigénia, Mirela
- Móric, Maurícius, Maurus
- Zdenka, Polyxénia, Tekla, Zdena
- Ľubor, Ľuboš, Terenc
- Vladislav, Vladivoj, Eufrozina, Fruzína, Vladislava
- Edita, Edina
- Cyprián, Damián, Kozmas, Damiána, Mirabela
- Václav, Chariton, Kariton, Václava
- Michal, Michaela, Michael, Michala
- Jarolím, Hieronym, Jeremiáš, Jarolíma, Ráchel, Ráchela, Una
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October
- Arnold, Remig, Remus, Arnolda, Belina
- Levoslav, Leodegar, Levoslava, Dugo
- Stela, Amadeus, Evald, Amadea
- František, Edvin, Fraňo
- Viera, Blahomír, Placid, Blahomíra, Karitína, Placida, Winfred
- Natália
- Eliška
- Brigita, Brit, Brita
- Dionýz, Dionýzia
- Slavomíra, Gedeon, Záboj, Krasomila
- Valentína, Belín, Zvonimír, Zvonislav, Bruna, Brunhilda, Luneta, Selena, Zvonimíra, Zvonislava
- Maximilián, Max, Maximiliána
- Koloman, Edgar
- Boris, Borislav, Kalist, Borislava, Kalista
- Terézia, Tereza
- Vladimíra, Gál, Havel, Havla
- Hedviga, Jadviga
- Lukáš
- Kristián, Christián, Izák, Christiána, Kristiána
- Vendelín, Eunika, Vendelína
- Uršuľa, Anatol, Anatólia, Antília
- Sergej, Dobromil, Sergius, Zdravomil, Kordula, Korduľa, Pribislava, Saloma, Saloména, Solomia
- Alojzia, Žitomír
- Kvetoslava, Aretas, Cvetan, Gilbert, Harold, Herald, Krasomil, Kvetoň, Kvetoslav, Rafael, Šalamún, Areta, Cvetana, Gilberta, Kveta, Kvetana, Kvetava, Rafaela
- Aurel, Krišpín, Vojmír, Zosim, Živan, Živko, Dália, Vojmíra, Živa, Živana
- Demeter, Amand, Dimitrij, Evarist, Amanda, Demetria
- Sabína, Horislav, Hromislav, Horislava, Hromislava, Sabrina, Zoa, Zoana
- Dobromila, Júda, Judáš
- Klára, Narcis, Zenob, Klarisa, Narcisa, Zenóbia
- Šimon, Simona, Arzen, Asen, Simon, Asena, Simoneta, Šimona
- Aurélia, Stacho, Volfgang
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November
- Denis, Denisa
- Cézar, Cezária
- Hubert
- Karol, Džesika, Jesika, Jessica, Karola, Skarleta
- Imrich, Emerich, Imriška
- Renáta, Renát, Renáto, Renátus
- René, Engelbert
- Bohumír, Bohumíra
- Teodor, Orest, Teo, Teodorik, Teodoz, Deodata, Tea, Teodora, Teodózia
- Tibor, Tiber, Meluzína, Tibora
- Martin, Martinián, Marrow, Maroš
- Svätopluk, Astrid, Jonáš, Astrida
- Stanislav
- Irma, Juventín, Mladen, Mladoň, Mladotín, Ima, Juventína, Mladena, Mladotína
- Leopold, Leopolda, Leopoldína
- Agnesa, Otmar, Agneša, Inéza
- Klaudia, Klodeta
- Eugen, Platón
- Alžbeta, Betina, Elizabeta, Lila, Liliana, Líza
- Félix, Filemon, Homér
- Elvíra, Ctirad, Ctirada
- Cecília, Cecilián, Šejla
- Klement, Klementín, Kliment, Kolumbín, Klementína, Kolumbína
- Emília, Milín, Milina
- Katarína, Katrina
- Kornel, Valerián, Brandon
- Milan, Nestor, Virgil, Milana
- Henrieta, Gerhard, Tristan, Desdemona, Eta
- Vratko, Saturnín, Zaida
- Ondrej, Andrej, Andreas
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December
- Edmund, Edmunda, Elza
- Bibiána, Budimír, Budislav, Budimíra, Viviána
- Oldrich, Sofron, Xavér, Sofrónia, Xavéria
- Barbora, Babeta, Barbara, Barica
- Oto, Gerald, Otakar, Otokar, Geralda, Geraldína, Jitka, Ota, Sáva
- Mikuláš, Nikita, Niko, Nikolas, Nikoleta, Mikuláška
- Ambróz, Amarant, Amaranta, Ambrózia
- Marina
- Izabela, Dalila, Leokádia
- Radúz, Herbert
- Hilda, Hildegard, Hildegarda
- Otília, Spiridon, Dília, Odeta
- Lucia, Rosan, Rosana, Roxana
- Branislava, Bronislava, Broňa
- Ivica, Detrich, Radan, Radana
- Albína, Bela, Teofánia
- Kornélia, Lazár, Kora, Korina
- Sláva, Gracián, Grácia, Graciána, Slavislava
- Judita, Abrahám, Mstislav, Neméz, Ita, Mstislava, Neméza
- Dagmara, Dag, Dagobert, Daga, Damara
- Bohdan
- Adela, Ada, Adelaida, Adelgunda, Adelína, Adina, Alida
- Nadežda, Naďa
- Adam, Eva, Evamária, Evelína, Gaja, Gajana, Geja
- Christmas Day, nobody has name day
- Štefan
- Filoména, Filomén
- Ivana, Ivona, Iva
- Milada, Jonatán, Miladín, Nátan, Natanel
- Dávid, Lotar
- Silvester, Horst New Year's Eve celebrations are unanimously known as Silvester celebrations throughout the country
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