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== References == === Notes === {{Reflist|30em}} === Bibliography === {{refbegin|colwidth=30em}} * {{cite book |last=Arthur |first=William |year=1857 |url=https://archive.org/stream/etymologicaldict00arthuoft/etymologicaldict00arthuoft_djvu.txt |title=An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names. 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