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* '''Peterson''': Means "Son of Peter". |
* '''Peterson''': Means "Son of Peter". |
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* '''Jessica''': This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596), where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. |
* '''Jessica''': This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596), where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. |
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== The [[Patel family]] == |
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[[File:Patel Family.jpg|200px|right]] |
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* '''Patel''': A South Asian surname, land, unit of land. |
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* '''Ana''': Shortened form of "Anna". |
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* '''Ramir''': Catalan form of Ramirus. |
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== The [[Green Household]] == |
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* '''Green''': Descriptive name for someone who often wore the colour green or someone who lived near the village green. |
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* '''Gabriel''': From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "God is my strong man". Gabriel was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition. |
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* '''Gere''': Variant of Geer, Gehr or Geary, all related to the Old High German element gēr (Old English gār, Old Norse geirr) meaning "spear, arrow". |
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* '''Chastitiy''': From the English word chastity, which is ultimately from Latin castus "pure". |
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