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Subject: Re: The French surname Audoir(e).
Author: Dorchadas   (Authenticated as Lucille)
Date: November 15, 2010 at 9:21:14 AM
Reply to: Re: The French surname Audoir(e). by Marc
Thank you, Marc! :D So it's a patronymic surname then - and a very interesting and pretty one at that. ;) I find it kind of a pity that Audoir(e) is no longer in use as a first name - I bet the last instances of it being used as a first name were probably somewhere in the Middle Ages. :(


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