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Does anyone know the descent of the surname URIE?Sparklers:
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According to A Dictionary of English Surnames by Reaney & Wilson, Urie, Urry, and Ury are English surnames which go back to a Norman French pronunciation of the Old English given name Wulfric. Wulfric itself was formed from Old English words meaning "wolf" and "power."
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