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[Surname] Ruehle
anyone know the origin of surname Ruehle
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anyone know the origin of surname Crecelius?THANKS!! much appreciatedSparklers:
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Crecelius is another of those latinised nammes that seem to be cropping up on the board with increasing regularity. Have a look at this website for a credible explanation:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~kmparker/gen/Surname%20Reports/cris.htmAccording to the Oxford Dictionary of Surnames Ruehle is a Low German version of a name we know in English as Rollo. This traces back to the Norse given name Rolf which started life in the form Hrodwulf ("red wolf"?).
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