1. English: Possibly a nickname from Middle English swete "sweet" or a pet form of a personal name containing this element, such as Sweetman or Sweeting.
2. German: Possibly a habitational name from Germany, denoting someone from Soest.
1. English: Possibly a nickname from Middle English swete "sweet" or a pet form of a personal name containing this element, such as Sweetman or Sweeting.
2. German: Possibly a habitational name from Germany, denoting someone from Soest.
In the Roman Empire, Christians have experienced different waves of persecution since the burning of Rome under the Roman Emperor Nero in 64 AD. Emperor Galerius, although himself a persecutor of these believers during his reign publishes, on his deathbed and without having first consulted the tetra
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