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Help[Surname] Re: Moolman...and Maritze
in reply to a message by Malin Swe
Interestingly, I found something completely different from my initial reaction to this question.
I agree with Jim about Maritze ...though I didn't research it, but I know his postings and suspect he is correct.
My inclination initially on Moolman was that it was from a Dutch word - the obvious hint was the double vowel. However, upon googling "mool" (the obvious root we're in search of) there seemed to be a preponderance of Indian (Asia) roots. One that seemed plausible ...meaning "main". So my humble guess is that it may have formed from a term for the primary person in a family of Indian descent …just a guess.
I agree with Jim about Maritze ...though I didn't research it, but I know his postings and suspect he is correct.
My inclination initially on Moolman was that it was from a Dutch word - the obvious hint was the double vowel. However, upon googling "mool" (the obvious root we're in search of) there seemed to be a preponderance of Indian (Asia) roots. One that seemed plausible ...meaning "main". So my humble guess is that it may have formed from a term for the primary person in a family of Indian descent …just a guess.
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