Submitted Surname Revision History

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6/6/2016, 4:01 AM LMS
6/6/2016, 4:01 AM LMS

Name Rivet
Type Surname (from location & from occupation)
Other Forms FormsRivett
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

French: from a diminutive of Old French rive ‘(river) bank’, ‘shore’ (see RIVES).
Northern French and English: metonymic occupational name for a maker of bolts (see RIVETT).
Added 6/6/2016 by LMS