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[Surname] Re: Biden
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Marc
(picard)
8/28/2008, 10:19 AM
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a message by Jenna
Biden is definitely an English name but its etymology is not obvious. It would seem to be a variant of Bidden which was recorded as de Bydun and de Bidon in the 12th century, and Bidun in the 13th, all of which mean 'by (the) down'.
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Jenna
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8/27/2008, 8:17 PM
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Re: Biden
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Marc
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8/28/2008, 10:19 AM
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Re: Biden
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Jenna
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8/28/2008, 1:34 PM
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Marc
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8/28/2008, 2:23 PM
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Jenna
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9/3/2008, 8:13 AM