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SWANN????


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SWANN????

As a variant of Swan, it was an English and Scottish surname that meant purity or excellence - or resembling a swan in some other way. It was also a habitational surname for people living at a house with the sign of the swan.

As a variant of Swain, it is an english occupational surname meaning servant or attendant.

As an americanized variant of Schwan, it has the same meaning as given above for "Swan" but the origins are germanic.

As an americanized variant of Sveen, it is a Norwegian occupational surname related to farmers (means land cleared by burning).

Sounds very English to me......

sounds British

The meaning of the name Swann is Swan Or Form Of Swain
The origin of the name Swann is English
Info on this name: Originally an English Surname

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