>From: Christopher Brooks <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [B-NE] Could Brooks be BROEKS? >Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 19:18:11 -0500 [snippet] >What would the prefix Ten >translate to? Ten is a Dutch preposition meaning near. David _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

--=======44702A0A======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-5AB67445; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit David Hoffman wrote: >>What would the prefix Ten >>translate to? > >Ten is a Dutch preposition meaning near. So might Ten Broek mean "near Brooks"? as in "nearly [almost] Broek"? Does it refer to one who lives near water (assuming there's a Dutch word akin to broek for a brook or stream)? Do the English and Dutch surnames equate, or are they just similar by coincidence as soundalikes? Anyone? Chris --=======44702A0A======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-5AB67445 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.309 / Virus Database: 170 - Release Date: 12/17/01 --=======44702A0A=======--