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[Facts] Re: surname
in reply to a message by Nesta
OPPERMAN(N) is an old German surname. It sometimes appears as OPFERMANN with the two elements "Opfer" (offertory) and "Mann", denoting a sexton (who collects the offertory).This is taken from Rosa and Volker Kohlheim (ed.): Familiennamen, Mannheim 2000 (Duden Verlag)Andy ;—)
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surname  ·  Nesta  ·  1/9/2005, 3:45 PM
Re: surname  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  1/9/2005, 10:01 PM