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ArchivesRe: Origin of name "Bergevin"
in reply to a message by Doriane
Yes, folk etymology would lead you in the direction of a "little old wine drinker", but fear not, your eponymous ancestor could have been a sober citizen.
The only explanation of the name that stands up is that it has the same meaning as another French surname, Bergouin. This would be form an Old Germanic male given name, Bergwin, in which WIN means "friend" and BERG has yet to be deciphered. Apparently a derivation from berg, "mountain", is not feasible.
The only explanation of the name that stands up is that it has the same meaning as another French surname, Bergouin. This would be form an Old Germanic male given name, Bergwin, in which WIN means "friend" and BERG has yet to be deciphered. Apparently a derivation from berg, "mountain", is not feasible.
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