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[Surname] Re: Sperber and Bickerstaff
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Sperber is German, literal meaning, "Sparrowhawk". One explanation, a nickname for a hunter.
Bickerstaff, an English place name, Bickerstaffe, near Liverpool, Lancashire. The meaning is said to be "staith" (landing place on a river) belonging to a beekeeper.
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