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[Facts] Adlof?
Hi, guys. I've just encountered (the name, not its owner) Adlof Johan Vogel. Clearly of German descent, though many Afrikaans-speaking South Africans enjoy using German or French names to match their ancestral surnames.So, do you think that Adlof is a typo, or could someone perhaps have tried to make Adolf less alarming by switching some letters around? Anyone ever seen anything like it?All the best
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There is an old Monty Pythons skit about a certain Mr "Hilter," who attempts to run for office in the UK. His policies include, among others, the building of "Boncentration Bamps."http://www.ibras.dk/montypython/episode12.htm#4
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Fuhrerthermore...A Google sarch yields some evidence of Adlof as a surname:http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=adlof&btnG=Google+Search&gbv=2
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