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Re: I can't find my last name
Ancestry.com says it’s German. “perhaps from a female personal name derived from the ancient Germanic name Machthild composed of the elements macht ‘strength might’ + hild ‘strife battle’.” Not too sure of the validity of Ancestry.com, I never looked much into it, but that’s what I found.
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For what it's worth, that name is on here with the spelling Mahthilt
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Ooooh thank you!
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