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Strangely, just yesterday I found an explanation of my 6th great grandmother's name - Christenater. Her name combined the beginning word of "Christ" with an ending word of "enater". In Latin, "Enater" is the first person form of "Enato", which can be translated to mean "I escape as if by swimming". So the name "Christenater" could be translated to mean "I escape as if by swimming, with the help of Christ". Her twin brother's name was Christopher.

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Oceana Naterblythe Topsail- "Nater", "Oshee" or "Topsy" Happily swimming in the ocean just off Topsail Beach, NC. Topsail is pronounced Top-sol