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Cupar Surname Origin

Local A borough in Fifeshire, Scotland; the inclosed or fortified hill, from Cu, Gaelic, inclosed, and bar, a top, a hill. Cu, a hero, a chief--the chief's hill or fortress.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.


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