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[Surname] Anyone for Murgatroyd?
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Anneza, nsi
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11/30/2014, 10:17 AM
I've noticed Murgatroyd in Juliet Barker's biography of the Brontes. I've known about it, but never known a real person with the name.
Is it typically or originally Yorkshire? And what is its etymology, apart from impenetrable and fascinating?
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Anyone for Murgatroyd?
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Anneza, nsi
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11/30/2014, 10:17 AM
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Re: Anyone for Murgatroyd?
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Lepic
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12/1/2014, 9:21 AM