The male Surname
male Name Meaning and History
- English: nickname for a virile man, from Middle English male ‘masculine’ (Old French masle, madle, Latin masculus).
- Belgian (van Male): habitational name from any of a number of places in Flanders named Male.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 53 - Messages: 164
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Uriah Male from Somerset b. 1810 |
 stevepmale
| 3 |
| Male Barrington Som connection |
j_pidgeon
| 6 |
| Male Family in N.Y. Canada | Nancie male | 2 |
| Ilminster Male Family |
EPatterson4566
| 3 |
| leslie donald male |
Clare260
| 0 |
| info | Mary Male wolf | 2 |
| Malachi Male |
stevepmale
| 0 |
| Cornelius Male - died 1892 - Ohio |
Lace_Lynch
| 1 |
| Obit. Vernon J. MALE (1908 - 2007) b. Athens County, Ohio |
Lace_Lynch
| 1 |
| hoping to make contact | Penny Darline Stanley | 3 |
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