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My surname is of Frankish/Germanic origin and one of the few French surnames that didn't really undergo a latinization (actually on both sides) in spelling. The surname is mostly found in northern France particularly Normandy, but is also found in the British Isles (via the Norman invasion) and to a degree in Germany (though in the Isles and Germany under slightly different spellings, usually just the omission or inclusion of a vowel. The "i" is omitted in Germany, the "e" removed in the Isles and a "y" replacing the "i" in Ireland). Though the spelling isn't particularly latinicized it is obviously pronounced differently in France, the Isles, and Germany.
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