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[Surname] Hermelijn
by ADT
7/30/2011, 10:26 PM
What is the meaning of Hermelijn?Thank you!
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- Jim Young (guest)   +1
7/31/2011, 12:12 PM
It means 'stoat'. I can only imagine how this name came about. The spelling 'Hermelyn' is more common in the Netherlands, but Hermelijn is the modern spelling.
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- ADT
8/6/2011, 5:11 PM
Thank you!
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