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What are 5 examples of nicknames that became surnames?
Baker Smith Forest Hill Johnson
Meaning of English surnames?
Many surnames derive from nicknames such as shorty or stretch. However, many surnames were bestowed upon persons or families that lived close to prominent geographical features such as promontories, hills, stones, fields, ponds, lakes, or groves.
Why does Shakespeares kids have different surnames?
They have different surnames bc they did
Why does all Armenian surnames end with -ian or -yan?
-ian -Jan -yan is end of Persian surnames. Armenians use Persian surnames end.
What are common German and Polish surnames?
Common German surnames include Mller, Schmidt, and Schneider. Common Polish surnames include Nowak, Kowalski, and Winiewski.
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