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Subject: Re: Origin of the name Boykin
Author: Miss Claire   (Authenticated as Miss Claire)
Date: August 22, 2005 at 4:28:18 PM
Reply to: Origin of the name Boykin by nikob3
Names ending in -kin often meaning "descendent of", for example Frumkin is descendent of Fruma. So Boykin could be a surname that became a first name, a la Madison, Mackenzie... Then, it could be "descendent of Beau / Bo" maybe?




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