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[Surname] Re: A Few Surnames...What Do They Mean
Harper
http://www.ancestry.ca/name-origin?surname=harper
Turns out there's a lot of history behind this surname, as it is pretty common. Heimer
http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Heimer
Definitely of Swedish Origin. Means 'home, house'Forrester
https://coadb.com/surnames/forester-arms.html
This was the best I could find, and the extra 'r' seems to be missing. Sounds like an Irish surname to me - I'll see if I can dig up more info on its meaningColeman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman_(surname)
"denoting a burner of charcoal, or possibly a servant of a person named Cole."Dorian
http://www.behindthename.com/name/dorian/comments
Greek name! Apparently it means 'from the sea'Way
http://forebears.io/surnames/way
Struggling with this one, but it's a Middle English name and has something to do with roads. Lo
https://www.kabalarians.com/Male/lo.htm
Rather spiritual, but seems to be length in description!
Let me know if this helps you out. There's probably a lot more that is out there.
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