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Origin and Etymolgoy of the Surname AVENER.

From A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley, 1901.

AVENER. An occupational name meaning "the avener." "O.F. avenier, avener, oat-merchant. A chief officer of the stable, who had charge of the provender for the horses" (H.E.D.)

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