Lauder

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Submitted Name

Type Surname (from location)
Usage Scottish, Northern Irish
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Meaning & History

From a village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. It derives from the Celtic Lauuedder, probably indicating a rapidly flowing river, cognate with Modern Welsh llifer meaning 'to gush'.