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IChing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 02:47 AM
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What does your last name mean?
Even though it is Gallic

in danish now

which is older than English

it means clean and happy


although we
have carpenters
freeman
and others in our heritage and heritage..


in our fathers, of sons, of future sons.....etc.

THANK GOD I AM NOT A BUSH.
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khashka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 02:54 AM
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1. Ummm.....
Man of fire, man of brightness, man of brilliance - depending on the translation. Old german.


Quite a bit to live up to. I think I might prefer "man of ordinariness".



Khash.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 02:54 AM
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2. Kennedy - Definition: Ugly head; one who had an ugly head
Surname Origin: Irish, Scottish (Scots Gaelic)
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IChing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 03:02 AM
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3. OK we know about the damn Kennedys
Now we know
how to attack that name


:P :smoke: :)

Now we know what it means
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 03:06 AM
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4. I wouldn't like to guess
:scared:
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 03:08 AM
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5. HA!
:P
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 03:16 AM
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6. Yes I'm sure you have a few suggestions
:P
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 03:21 AM
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7. .
:blush:
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IChing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 03:31 AM
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10. I see you took over the other popcorn person
you have more posts than i ever did or will


:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:


but i have never seen your
time spent on
................

greatest,,,,hey, I'm justing having fun.
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REP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 03:23 AM
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8. Well-Born and Born at the Vernal Equinox
One is a Scots corruption of a Welsh name; the other is an ancient Pagan name (really; not a made-up one).
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 03:29 AM
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9. I'll betray you to the English one day
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Hardrada Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 03:33 AM
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11. Horse Farm
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Omphaloskepsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 03:33 AM
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12. Powell:
Definition: A contraction of the Welsh "Ap Howell," meaning "son of Howell." The given name Howell is an anglicized form of Hywel, meaning "eminent" in Welsh.

From:
http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/p/bl_name-POWELL.htm
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-07-06 03:38 AM
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13. If my Dad is using it, it means I'm in trouble.
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