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[Surname] Re: Tokumura

by Getb2 (guest)

6/13/2013, 12:10 PM

in reply to a message by Marc

thanks

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- Jim Young (guest) +2

6/14/2013, 3:55 AM

Any evidence of a place name 'Tokumura'? I suspect that some of these 'locative' names were fabricated in the 19th century, when surnames became compulsory in Japan.

- Marc (guest) +1

6/14/2013, 7:55 AM

If Tokumura is a placename, it's not listed at http://www.geonames.org/advanced-search.html? or http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/.

- Jim Young (guest)

6/15/2013, 3:19 AM

Thanks, Marc. Useful website.

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