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Buffington is a family Surname often redered Bovanton, Bovandon of Buffingdon and I was wondering what it means.
Does it perhaps have anything to do with the nickname Buffy often used for Elizabeth? Ton usually means Town, I know but what if it's French?
I belive the original spelling is Bovanton and that it is French and pronounced boh-vawn-tawn. Can anyone confirm this or tell me what it means? If so I'd be very grateful!
Does it perhaps have anything to do with the nickname Buffy often used for Elizabeth? Ton usually means Town, I know but what if it's French?
I belive the original spelling is Bovanton and that it is French and pronounced boh-vawn-tawn. Can anyone confirm this or tell me what it means? If so I'd be very grateful!
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Could be a variant of the surname Bofington which comes from the English place-name Bovington, in Dorset. There is also a place-name Bovingdon, in Hertfordshire. According to the Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names, both names incorporate an Old English personal name, Bofa (male).
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