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Allin

Dash

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A topographic surname.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A topographic surname.

  2. 2

    rareA male given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

From Old French de + Old English æsċ "(residing) near an ash tree".

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