Originally a cupbearer ( Rabshaqe ) to a king of Kish with a Semitic name, Ur-Zababa, Sargon thus became a gardener, responsible for the task of clearing out irrigation canals.

Originally called Dominion Day (), the name was changed in 1982, the year the Canada Act was passed.

Originally, cane toads were used to eradicate pests from sugar cane, giving rise to their common name.

Originally written by four graduate students at the Computer Systems Research Group at the University of California, Berkeley ( UCB ), the name originates as an acronym from Berkeley Internet Name Domain, reflecting the application's use within UCB.

Originally known as " Eastern Swing " by Arthur Murray Studios, the name East Coast Swing became more common between 1975 and 1980.

Originally this name referred to the polders surrounding Bruges and dates from a period before the counts of Flanders expanded their territory.

Originally the name FASA was an acronym for " Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration ", a joking allusion to the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup.

Originally, per its name, it was used as the college gymnasium.

" Originally, the name was to be changed to, " The Knights Who Go Ni ...

Originally, the only symbol for the litre was l ( lowercase letter L ), following the SI convention that only those unit symbols that abbreviate the name of a person start with a capital letter.

Originally the word was a colloquial name for a group of the harmless buriers of the dead during the Black Death, in the 14th century, known as Alexians, Alexian Brothers or Cellites.

Originally two distinct peoples, Sklavines and Bulgars, the Bulgars assimilated the Slavic language / identity whilst maintaining the Bulgarian demonym and name of the empire.

Originally, nebula was a name for any extended astronomical object, including galaxies beyond the Milky Way.

Originally established as the Wrexham School of Science and Art in 1887, it was until the name change known as the North East Wales Institute or " NEWI ".

Originally the penstock was the name of the valve, but the term has been extended to include all of the fluid supply hydraulics.

The official tourism website of the nation explains this alternative name by stating: Originally called “ Guardia Nobile ” ( Noble Guard ), this name is still sometimes used today to underscore the highly prestigious institutional duties the Corps is called upon to perform.

Originally following a campaign of the Roman Army to Britain, he eventually decided to settle in Caledonia ( the Roman name for Scotland ) among the populations of the Picts.

Originally named " Mortimer ", the mouse was later re-christened " Mickey " by Lillian Disney who thought that the name Mortimer did not fit.

Originally marketed as the " Soundabout " in the U. S., the " Stowaway " in the U. K., and the " Freestyle " in Sweden, Sony soon had the new name " Walkman " embossed into the metal tape cover of the device.

Originally called Weatherman, the group became known colloquially as the Weathermen although its full name, as given in official communiques, was the Weather Underground Organization or WUO.

Originally named " UP Movietone ", in view of a partnership with the Movietone News service of 20th Century Fox, it went through several partnerships and name changes and was known as United Press International Television News or simply as UPITN, a name which also credited UPI's film and video service partner at the time, Britain's ITN television news service.

Originally the duchy was called Sønderjylland ( Southern Jutland ) but in the late 14th century the name of the city Slesvig ( now Schleswig ) started to be used for the whole territory.

Originally referred to as Baby for several months, she was eventually named Abby May after her mother.

Originally, the term antioxidant specifically referred to a chemical that prevented the consumption of oxygen.

Originally, however, this referred to certain key priests of important churches of the Diocese of Rome, who were recognized as the cardinal priests, the important priests chosen by the pope to advise him in his duties as Bishop of Rome ( the Latin cardo means " hinge ").

Originally designed as a follow-on to the PDP-11, DEC's VAX-11 series was the first widely used 32-bit minicomputer, sometimes referred to as " superminis ".

Originally, " disc " ( sometimes spelled " disk ", although this is now uncommon ) referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs.

Originally the term FAQ referred to the Frequently Answered Question itself, and the compilation of questions and answers was known as a FAQ list or some similar expression.

Originally modeled on the Psalms and other poetic passages ( commonly referred to as " canticles ") in the Scriptures, Christian hymns are generally directed as praise and worship to the monotheistic God.

Originally from West-Central Africa, Bantus began a millennium-long series of migrations referred to as the Bantu expansion that first brought them to East Africa about 2000 years ago.

Originally, the term nori was generic and referred to seaweeds including hijiki.

Originally, the term referred to the presiding officer of a ceremony or meeting ( i. e., chairman ), but today it most commonly refers to an official.

Originally, the player character was referred to as " the Stranger ", but by the end of Ultima IV he becomes universally known as the Avatar.

Originally, the word " Finland " referred only to the area around Turku ( hence the title, " Finland Proper " for the region ).

Originally ( along with a top-hat and walking-cane ), Etonian dress was reserved for formal occasions, but boys wear it today for classes, which are referred to as " schools ".

Originally barcodes represented data by varying the widths and spacings of parallel lines, and may be referred to as linear or one-dimensional ( 1D ).

Originally the term referred to smaller guns that could accompany a field army on the march and when in combat could be moved about the battlefield in response to changing circumstances ( field artillery ), as to opposed guns installed in a fort ( garrison artillery / coastal artillery ), or to siege cannon or mortars which were too large to be moved quickly, and would be used only in a prolonged siege.

" Originally it only referred to grease or oil smeared on for medicinal purposes ; its use in the Coverdale Bible in reference to Christ ( cf.

Originally, though, it referred to the first meal of the day, eaten around noon, and is still occasionally used for a noontime meal, if it is a large or main meal.

Originally, dinner referred to the first meal of a two-meal day, a heavy meal occurring about noon, which broke the night's fast in the new day.

Originally, intention referred to a " stretching out " (" in tension ," lat.

Originally, cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted, orange-fleshed melons of Europe.

Originally the concept simply referred to society ’ s ability to regulate itself.

Originally described as Labrus niloticus, among the marine wrasses, the species has also been referred to as Centropomus niloticus.

Originally it referred to people of French and then Spanish descent who were born in Louisiana, to distinguish them from immigrants.