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At least in Ireland, the surname Spain usually derives from the eponymous country. According to the Oxford Dictionary of ...
Meaning “to see or observe something remarkable,” from Old English behealdan. Used to express awe, as in “Behold the beauty of nature.” An old form of “you,” from Old English þū. Mostly in religious ...
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