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"from the lake" eh? ok then, lol. But I am in french and 'des' does not mean 'from the' is this an older form of French? n/t :)
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Well, that probably wasn't a French surname, and......I'm not "in French". :) Only know that the prefix "des" in French surnames implies "from the" or "of the". Perhaps "des" is a contraction of "de" and something else in French? "De les" possibly?-- Nanaea
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De = of, les = the, des = of the... -didnt have french this semester- u ppl are to bright for me :)
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