France, Africa, and the CFA franc. This week we take a look at one of the curious legacies of European colonialism â the CFA franc. Ruined by six years of war and occupation, France created the CFA franc at the end of World World II so it could maintain access to its overseas markets.
Meaning of Remington. English name. In English, the name Remington means-town of the raven.The name Remington originated as an English name. The name Remington is most often used as a boy name or male name.
Remington was born in Canton, New York in 1861 to Seth Pierrepont Remington and Clarissa Bascom Sackrider, whose family owned hardware stores and emigrated from Alsace-Lorraine in the early 1700's. Remington's father was a colonel in the Civil War whose family arrived in the United States from England in 1637.