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Updated March 27, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Welsh : Son, or a knight, in Aurthurian legend

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish : variant spelling of Maben.
  • French (Breton) : ultimately of the same origin as the Scottish name. It is also found as an element in Breton place names, for example, in Kermabon.

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