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Old Jun 14th, 2003, 07:01 PM       
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Originally Posted by Rongi
What does that mean ?
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Blaine: A Scottish surname meaning "Servant of Blaan". I don't know what Blaan means. In Irish Gaelic Blaine can mean "thin". Blane can mean "chief" or "leader" in Celtic, that might be it.

Brent: A English surname derived from a place name meaning "hill" in Celtic.

Tucker: An English surname derived from the Old English word "tucian" meaning "folder of cloth."

Rodney: An English surname originally derived from an Old English place name meaning "Hroda's island". Hroda's is a Germanic name that means "fame".

Clifford: An English surname originally derived from a place name meaning "ford by a cliff" in Old English.
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