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Subject: Semple
Author: Rebecca   (guest, 152.163.189.70)
Date: September 28, 2002 at 9:34:54 PM
Reply to: Orton and Semple by Lissa
Semple is a surname, either English or French. The English is a patryonimic derived from the surname SIMPLE, meaning 'honest, free of guile.' The French is a toponymic, meaning 'someone from St.Paul;' St. Paul is the name of several places in France. HTH. :o)

~Rebecca

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