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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Altered spelling of the southern French family name Rambaut, from an Old French personal name, Rainbaut, composed of the Germanic elements ragin ‘counsel’ + bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’, or alternatively from the Germanic personal name Hrambehrt or Hrambald, composed of the elements hramn ‘crow’ + berht ‘bright’ or bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’.

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