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[Surname] French surname Fodé …

by Andy ;—) (guest)

12/2/2005, 5:21 AM

… found in Northern France. Any ideas? Latin foedus "ugly" or "contract"?

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- Sagani (guest) +1

12/3/2005, 1:44 PM

It is most probably a French form of Fode a regional german
surname beared in the nearby german "Land" of Baden Wurtemberg.
The origin of this German surname is not clear: a local variant of FAUDE?

- Andy ;—) (guest)

12/3/2005, 11:22 PM

Thanks!

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