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(Created page with "{{short description|Name chosen by a reigning monarch, different from their original secular name}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2008}} A '''regnal name''', '''regnant name''',<ref name=regnant /> or '''reign name''' is the name used by monarchs and popes during their reigns and subsequently, historically. Since ancient times, some monarchs have chosen to use a different name from their original name when they accede to the monarchy. The regnal na...")
 
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{{short description|Name chosen by a reigning monarch, different from their original secular name}}
{{short description|Name chosen by a reigning monarch, different from their original secular name}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2008}}
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A '''regnal name''', '''regnant name''',<ref name=regnant /> or '''reign name''' is the name used by [[monarch]]s and [[pope]]s during their [[reign]]s and subsequently, historically. Since ancient times, some monarchs have chosen to use a different name from their original name when they accede to the monarchy.  
A '''regnal name''', '''regnant name''',<ref name=regnant /> or '''reign name''' is the name used by [[monarch]]s and [[pope]]s during their [[reign]]s and subsequently, historically. Since ancient times, some monarchs have chosen to use a different name from their original name when they accede to the monarchy.  
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