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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • French (Présent) : from Old French présent ‘gift’, presumably a nickname for a much-wanted child.
  • Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from Yiddish presente ‘gift’ (see 1).

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