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Old 01-03-13, 02:14 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Jimbuna View Post
That is so very true...I have many friends over there and all the names have literal meanings.

Example....Johnny Von Rodenberg = Johnny from the red mountain.
I knew a South African chap with the surname of Oosthuizen, which I believe is something like east house. Before Nappy visited Rotterdam though, it was similar to Iceland for surnames, so it'd be something like Johnny Peterzoon.
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