Inhabitant+of+a+town

  • 81Kann — Recorded as Kain, Kane, Kann, and Kayne, this interesting surname is regarded as English, but has several possible origins. Firstly, it may be of Old French origin, either a nickname for a tall, thin man, as some fifteen percent of all surnames… …

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  • 82Kayne — Recorded as Kain, Kane, Kann, and Kayne, this interesting surname is regarded as English, but has several possible origins. Firstly, it may be of Old French origin, either a nickname for a tall, thin man, as some fifteen percent of all surnames… …

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  • 83Sahnow — This rare name is of Germanic origins where it is recorded in the early records in the spellings of Sanow, Sahndow and Zahnow as shown below. It is a locational name which describes a former inhabitant of the town of Zanow in the Province of… …

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  • 84Wiffler — This unusual German surname is well recorded from the 17th Century. It is a variant form of Wieffel or Wiefel, and describes a former inhabitant of the Town of Wiefels in North Germany. It may also be topographical in the sense that the… …

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  • 85de Bullion — This is a variant form of the ancient Anglicized French name Bullen, the most famous variant being Bulleyn or Boleyn as dramatised by Anne Boleyn. The name is locational in origin, and describes a former inhabitant of the town of Boulogne,… …

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  • 86citizen — noun 1》 a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth. 2》 an inhabitant of a town or city. Derivatives citizenry noun citizenship noun Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. citezein, alt. of OFr. citeain, based on L. civitas (see …

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  • 87keelie — [ ki:li] noun (plural keelies) Scottish & N. English a disreputable inhabitant of a town or city, especially Glasgow. Origin C19: perh. related to gillie …

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  • 88townsman — n. 1. Inhabitant of a town, burgher, burgess. 2. [New Eng.] Selectman …

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  • 89burgher — burgh•er [[t]ˈbɜr gər[/t]] n. gov an inhabitant of a town or borough, esp. a well to do member of the middle class • Etymology: 1560–70; < MD < MHG burger=burg borough+ er er I burgh′er•ship , n …

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  • 90martingale — mar•tin•gale [[t]ˈmɑr tnˌgeɪl[/t]] n. 1) dch part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting of a strap that fastens to the girth, passes between the forelegs, and fastens to the noseband or reins: used to steady the horse s head 2) naut. a… …

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