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Re: name meaning
I'm not sure, but it could be Haypenny, referring to the old pennies with a picture of wheat on them. Don't take my word for it though.
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Haypenny is a shortening of the word "half-penny"
2 haypennies made 1 penny in the old English (UK) monetary system.
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