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View Name: Major


MAJOR
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: MAY-jər   [key]
Meaning & History
From a surname which was originally derived from the given name Mauger, an Old French form of the Germanic name Malger meaning "council spear". The name can also be given in reference to the English word major.
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