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Subject: Re: Enz
Author: Jim Young   (guest, 87.102.3.153)
Date: May 15, 2007 at 5:46:25 AM
Reply to: Enz by amaterasu451
The Z ending suggests a diminutive of a Germanic given name, as in Ludwig/Lutz, Konrad/Kunz, Ulrich/Uz. So I'm guessing at a diminutive form of a name such as Engelbert, Engelhardt or Ernst. If so then it's the name of a male ancestor.

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