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Re: Nijboer/Nyboer/Nieboer = neighbor?
I, too, think, the "new farmer" meaning is correct.
However another interpretation should also be considered: "neighbor'"I checked a German version of the name and found some evidence:
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/fact.aspx?fid=10&ln=Niebuhr
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