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References
- ↑ Browne, W. A. F.; Reaney, P. H.; Wilson, R. M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock Classics in the History of Psychiatry. Routledge. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0 . Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 21. ISBN 0198605617
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