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ArchivesRe: LOOKING FOR MEANINGS IN MY FAMILY NAMES
in reply to a message by NANCY SOWARDS RADTKE
Van Over - don't know for sure, possibly from the same source as the English surname Over which means "dweller on the bank of a river" from the Old English 'ofer'. Van means "of".
Sowards - possibly means "sow herd". Can't find it at the moment, I will look it up properly tomorrow.
Justice - Means "justice" sometimes applied as an occupational surname to a judge. From the Old French, Middle English 'justice'.
Ray -Click here - http://surnames.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Ray&type=n&operator=or
Plymale - no clue off hand.
Peters - "son of Peter"
Blackburn - "from Blackburn, England".
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Sowards - possibly means "sow herd". Can't find it at the moment, I will look it up properly tomorrow.
Justice - Means "justice" sometimes applied as an occupational surname to a judge. From the Old French, Middle English 'justice'.
Ray -Click here - http://surnames.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Ray&type=n&operator=or
Plymale - no clue off hand.
Peters - "son of Peter"
Blackburn - "from Blackburn, England".
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