The words we use to describe ourselves matter, and the word, pagan has never been an ideal term to describe the native religions of Europe. Nonetheless, these religions are so diverse that they defy simple classifications. Pagan means villager. Pagani, for example, is a car company in Italy based on the founder's surname. "The Italian Pagani surname is thought to derive from the personal name Pagano, from the Latin word "paganus," meaning "village dweller." (