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what my last name means
by alisha nettles (guest)
9/28/2004, 6:43 AM
in reply to a message by Tristen Huhn
what does my last name mean
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- Hesser (guest)   +1
10/13/2004, 7:53 AM
what does my last name mean?
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- Andy (guest)
10/13/2004, 8:41 AM
As a German surname it could be from "Hessen", an area in Germany.
For further information try this board: http://surnames.behindthename.com/surboard.htmlAndy ;—)
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- Andy (guest)   +1
9/28/2004, 6:53 AM
I couldn't find your surname in the Oxford Dictionary of Surnames, but I'm pretty sure it means what it says: nettles. There are names like Nettleton or Nettlefield and they have to do with nettles.
There are also some place-names starting with Nettle- like Nettleworth, and they are all places where nettles once grew …Not very appealing, but probably true.Andy ;—)
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- gurule (guest)
10/13/2004, 12:53 PM
what does my last name mean
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