[Surname] Re: Biden
in reply to a message by Marc
Thanks for your help. Does the "de" suggest that Biden has a Norman root? Or was "de" added to most surnames in England, regardless of the individual name's history? "Down" as in a grassy knoll, evolved from an Old English word rooted in Old Dutch and Low German.
L'ecrivain doit se faire le voix de ceux qui n'avaient pas de voix.
L'ecrivain doit se faire le voix de ceux qui n'avaient pas de voix.
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The 'de' in question simply means 'from' such and such a place, and shows up before many names that are Anglo-Saxon in origin. Down is from Old English dun 'hill' which has cognates in other Germanic languages.
Thanks for your help!