What’s in a (football club) name? From NAC Breda to Sampdoria

So often as fans we take a team's name for granted. We grow up up with them, they're a part of the landscape in a fairly unobtrusive way and we only occasionally wonder at what they mean or why a team is called what it's called. It's a shame, really. The name of a team, as well as its nickname or emblem or colors or any other traits, can often tell a great story, can give interesting history lessons or sometimes are just downright bizarre.