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| Subject: | Re: meaning of british surnames |
| Author: | Andy (guest, 217.229.218.196) |
| Date: | October 13, 2004 at 3:14:05 AM |
| Reply to: | meaning of british surnames by M,S |
The Oxford Dictionary of Surnames (1997) has:
BLISSET: "blessed"
HOGSFLESH: "hog's flesh", probably nickname for a butcher
It doesn't have SHADLOW, but various names beginning with SHAD-, and it's usually "shade", so "dweller in low shady land" would be a good guess.
Andy ;—)
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