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Subject: Re: meaning of a last name
Author: The LP   (Authenticated as arrowhead909)
Date: June 16, 2006 at 9:47:48 PM
Reply to: meaning of a last name by enlatiah
1. Welsh: from the personal name Hofa or Hwfa, of unexplained origin.
2. Americanized form of Dutch Hove meaning "manor farm", "garden" or "court". It was given to people who lived in these places.

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