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[Facts] Re: Rivlyn
by
Cleveland Kent Evans
(clevelandkentevans)
4/15/2008, 1:14 PM
in reply to
a message by J. Manning
A Dictionary of English Surnames
by Reaney &
Wilson
gives Rivlin and Rivling as surnames from the Middle English word
riveling
, "rogue, rascal". Perhaps Rivlyn is just an alternative spelling of that surname.
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Rivlyn
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J. Manning
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4/15/2008, 1:00 PM
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Re: Rivlyn
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Cleveland Kent Evans
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4/15/2008, 1:14 PM
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Re: Rivlyn
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J Manning
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4/16/2008, 5:03 PM