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Re: My family names
Interesting ...in an Irish dictionary site I found ...at
swell, Irish at, Old Irish att, *(p)at-to-, root pat, extend, as in aitheamh, q.v. Stokes gives Celtic as azdo- (Gothic asts, twig, etc.); but this would be Gaelic ad. It's a bit rough, but I'd guess something associated with the swell of a river ...Good stuff and from an unsuspected post ... thanks!
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Sorry, that was me. I meant to type Blackeder as subject not name.
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