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ArchivesRe: Etymology of Sizemore
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From the Dictionary of American Family Names:
Sizemore
English: nickname from Old French sis ‘six’ + mars ‘marks’, i.e. the monetary sum of six marks (the equivalent of four medieval pounds sterling).
Sizemore
English: nickname from Old French sis ‘six’ + mars ‘marks’, i.e. the monetary sum of six marks (the equivalent of four medieval pounds sterling).
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