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From: Picavet <>
Subject: Re: Debecks
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 09:46:01 +0100

At 00:12 +0100 03-03-1999, Linda Harper wrote:
>Looking for the origins of the name Debeck, Debeque,Debecsh,
>There are Debecks and Debeques in Belgium does anyone know where the
>name originates????
>Linda

Dr. Frans DEBRABANDERE, "Etymological Dictionary of Surnames in Belgium and
North France", Brussels, 1993: DEBECQ(UE), DEBECK, DEBEECK, DEBÊQUE,
DEBèQUE, DEBEQUE: Walloon form of DE BECKER [which in turn is a form of DE
BACKER, meaning "the baker"]

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