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abstract: "In the past few years, DNA testing has begun to contribute to our understanding. It is currently emerging more clearly which surnames are multi-origin, originating with many different forefathers, and which descend from a single male ancestor.\r\n\r\nAs a case study, I shall describe the application of modern, multidisciplinary methods to the surname Plant, which has been ascribed a different meaning each time an authority has written about it. The recent emergence of a different view about this name's origins has prompted a reassessment of its meaning."
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publication: 'Nomina: Journal of the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland'
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title: 'Modern methods and a controversial surname: Plant'
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