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Subject: Re: Scobey meaning
Author: Addendum   (guest, 213.249.129.2)
Date: January 24, 2006 at 7:15:57 AM
Reply to: Re: Scobey meaning by Jim Young
According to the Oxford Name Companion the place nname Scobie comes from the Gaelic sgolbach, meaning "thorny"; so a thorny place.

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