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Origin of the Surname FELL.
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FELL.
Fel, in the Dutch, signifies fierce, furious, violent; also, a rocky
place, barren and stony hills; any uninclosed place; a moor, a valley. A
short time since, a tradesman named James Fell migrated from Ludgate Hill to
Fleetstreet, and announced the event in the following manner: "I.
Fell, from Ludgate Hill;" under which a wag wrote, "Oh what a fall was
there, my countryman!"—LOWER.
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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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