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[Surname] what is surname 'WATNEY' 's meaning?
i found the surname 'WATNEY'
from 'Mark Watney',
one of character of novel
'The Martian' by Andy Weir.and i thought that surname's
origin is English...
but i don't know the meaning.does anybody know
what is surname 'WATNEY's meaning and
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You'll find a proposed origin for Watney on p. 268 of Harrison's Surnames of the United Kingdom at tinyurl.com/ormefhz.
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