Rivett

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Submitted Name

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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English, French
Other Forms FormsRivet
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Meaning & History

English (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a metalworker, from Middle English, Old French rivet ‘small nail or bolt’ (from Old French river ‘to fix or secure’, of unknown origin).
French: variant of RIVET.