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From: Edward Flick <>
Subject: Re: German surnames
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 00:00:55 GMT


You could be right about Xanten. In my book I have:

Sander/Santer from Sandmann/ Sandenmann = Old High German

Sand = sand Mann = man

Someone that lives in a sandy area. North Germany is full of
them.

ILse Flick

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