Usage examples of "genannt" in German with translation to English

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Dieses Metall wird Zink genannt. This metal is called zinc.
Sie hat ihn Charles genannt. She named him Charles.
Unsere Galaxie wird Milchstraße genannt. Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.
Sie haben ihren Hund Lucky genannt. They named their dog Lucky.
Er hat seinen Sohn James genannt. He called his son James.
Sie haben ihren Sohn John genannt. They named their son John.
Er wurde von seinen Freunden Ted genannt. He was called Ted by his friends.
Thomas wurde nach seinem Vater genannt. Thomas was named after his father.
Die Katharer in Südfrankreich wurden Albigenser genannt. The Cathares in southern France were called Albigensians.
Wir haben unseren Hund White genannt. We named our dog White.
Afrika wurde früher der schwarze Kontinent genannt. Africa was once called the Dark Continent.
Ich habe das Kätzchen Tama genannt. I named the kitten Tama.
Der Löwe wird König der Tiere genannt. The lion is called the king of animals.
Mein Bruder hat seine Katze Hanako genannt. My brother named his cat "Hanako".
Der Roggen wurde Arme-Leute-Getreide genannt. Rye was called the grain of poverty.
Sein Hund wurde von ihm Popeye genannt. His dog was named Popeye by him.
Jeffrey wird von seinen Freunden Jeff genannt. Jeffrey is called Jeff by his friends.
Mary hat ihr erstes Kind Tom genannt. Mary named her first child Tom.
Die Nationalflagge der Vereinigten Staaten wird Sternenbanner genannt. The national flag of the USA is called the Stars and Stripes.
Herr Braun hat mir deinen Namen genannt. Mr. Brown gave me your name.
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