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Re: Biden
by Marc (picard)
8/28/2008, 2:23 PM
in reply to a message by Jenna
The 'de' in question simply means 'from' such and such a place, and shows up before many names that are Anglo-Saxon in origin. Down is from Old English dun 'hill' which has cognates in other Germanic languages.
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