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[Facts] The surname: Martele
Hi,
I have just recently found out the names of my maternal great grand parents. And in doing so I came across the surname: Martele
Now my maternal great grandparents lived in Wales before heading over to Western Australia in 1915.
The information I found regarding Martele, suggests that it was a French surname.
Can anybody help me out.
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Martel is the Old French for "hammer". Like Charles Martel, the Frankish king...
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It's probably derived from the French word "marteler", which means "to hammer". Maybe your relatives were carpenters?
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Thanks for the help
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Not at allnm
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