Exer name for female
my gr-grandmother was named Exer Green. Any ideas about its origin? She was born in TX.
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Exer is probably a variation of the Old Testament name Achsah. In a rural Southern accent, the first vowel could easily change to "eh" and the -ah ending could become "er", just as words like "banana" and "Rebecca" sometimes become "bananer" and "Rebecker" in those accents.

This message was edited 2/15/2007, 8:54 PM

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thanks for the information.
mary
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