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[Surname] Bint
I am trying to find the origin of this name. I have traced a link to Ireland and another to the Fens in England.
Can anyone help?
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Probably a variant of Bent, as Bintley is a variant of Bentley. Bent is a place name, identifying an area where a course type of grass called bent-grass grows.
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