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Subject: Re: Zunz, Zuntz, Sunz, Suntz
Author: Kynaston   (Authenticated as kynaston)
Date: August 23, 2005 at 2:13:21 AM
Reply to: Zunz, Zuntz, Sunz, Suntz by janetta
Hmm, what I have found suggest they are from a town near Cologne on the Rhine called Zons, which may mean "stagnant water" from an ancient element 'san, sen, sin, son, sun'.

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