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what my last name means

by alisha nettles (guest)

9/28/2004, 6:43 AM

in reply to a message by Tristen Huhn

what does my last name mean

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- Hesser (guest) +1

10/13/2004, 7:53 AM

what does my last name mean?

- Andy (guest)

10/13/2004, 8:41 AM

As a German surname it could be from "Hessen", an area in Germany.
For further information try this board:

http://surnames.behindthename.com/surboard.html

Andy ;—)

- Andy (guest) +1

9/28/2004, 6:53 AM

I couldn't find your surname in the Oxford Dictionary of Surnames, but I'm pretty sure it means what it says: nettles. There are names like Nettleton or Nettlefield and they have to do with nettles.
There are also some place-names starting with Nettle- like Nettleworth, and they are all places where nettles once grew …

Not very appealing, but probably true.

Andy ;—)

- gurule (guest)

10/13/2004, 12:53 PM

what does my last name mean

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