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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ABERDEEN, ABERDENE.
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From An
Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, by William Arthur,
M. A., 1857.
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ABERDEEN, ABERDENE.
(Celtic and Gaelic)
From
the name of a city in Aberdeenshire, from which the surname was taken. It
is composed of aber, marshy ground, a place where two ore more streams
meet; and Don, the name of a river, at the mouth of which it is situated.
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Reference
Materials
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Family
Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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