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ARMSTRONG
SOURCE: Nickname
USAGE: Scottish
Meaning & History
Means "strong arm" from the Old English earm and strang. It is said that the armour bearer to a King of Scots acquired this name after he rescued the monarch on a battlefield when the King's horse was killed under him. Because of his strength, he was known as Armstrong.
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