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Help[Surname] Surname Durand
Does anyone have any info on the surname Downer? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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This message was edited 3/20/2006, 12:03 PM
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It comes from a given name derived from a latin verb "durare", it
means "lasting". Durand is a french surname.
means "lasting". Durand is a french surname.
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Thanks, Sagani! The French part surprises me a bit; the people I knew/know weren't, as far as I know, French, but, still, I guess it's a wonderful explanation. Thanks!
Andrew
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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