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prince Name Meaning and History
- English and French: nickname from Middle English, Old French prince (Latin princeps), presumably denoting someone who behaved in a regal manner or who had won the title in some contest of skill.
- Translation of German and Ashkenazic Jewish Prinz or of a word meaning ‘prince’ in some other language.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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