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| Subject: | Re: Could Increase mean what it says in a standard English dictionary? |
| Author: | Michelle the First (guest, 198.146.58.194) |
| Date: | February 8, 2004 at 10:10:42 PM |
| Reply to: | Re: Could Increase mean what it says in a standard English dictionary? by David |
There were no dictionaries in the eighteenth century, at least not like ours today.
It is probably a wish for more than what the father had. Increased wealth, health, happiness, faith, whatever. People often gave their children names which reflected the hops they had for their children.
Michelle
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