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[Surname] Re: Freij
by Linnea (lynn84)
11/14/2010, 11:59 AM
in reply to a message by Dorchadas
Thank you for the information. The family is Middle Eastern and we weren't sure what the origins could be. This was very helpful. Thanks again.
He who has a garden and a library wants for nothing. ~Cicero

This message was edited 11/21/2010, 4:43 PM

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- Dorchadas (Lucille)   +4
11/15/2010, 9:25 AM
That's interesting - sounds like one male ancestor of that family at one point visited the Middle East, fell in love with a woman there, subsequently married her and then settled down with her in her native country. At least, that seems one of the possible scenarios to me, because it certainly generally is very rare to see a traditional Western name on a Middle Eastern family. :)
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- Jim Young (guest)   +3
11/16/2010, 12:04 PM
There is a Lebanese surname, Freij. I don't know its meaning, it may be a variant of the male given name Faraj, "repose, ease". There was a Christian mayor of Bethlehem called Ilyas Freij.
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- Marc (guest)   +2
11/17/2010, 8:07 AM
This makes more sense. Freïj is a placename in Lebanon as you can see at http://tinyurl.com/2dka79w
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- Temps-De-Plank (guest)   +1
11/26/2010, 8:43 AM
Freij,est,un,nom,ou,prénom,arabe,dont,la,signification,est:
celui,qui,a,vu,la,fin,de,ses,difficultés,ou,problemes.
Merci,de,bien,vouloir,traduire,MARC.
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- Marc (guest)
11/26/2010, 9:05 AM
Translation: "Freij is an Arabic surname or given name which means 'one who has seen the end of his troubles or problems'."
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