The rhein Surname
rhein Name Meaning and History
- topographic name for someone who lived by the Rhine river, which is first recorded in the Roman period in the form Rhenus; it may be derived from a Celtic element meaning ‘to flow’.
- from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with ragin ‘advice’, ‘counsel’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Charlotte Ottilie Emma Rhein |
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| I've dead ended |
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| Rhein - England |
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| minnie r rhein |
kimwatts80
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| Rhein family |
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| Rheins of Odessa Delaware |
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| Rheim | WGF | 0 |
| Anton Rhein | Shonna Rhein Gariepy | 9 |
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| RHEIN - ALSACE-LORRAINE | Joe Rhein | 1 |
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