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Lightbody Surname Origin
A writer, somewhere, derives this name from Licht, a dead body, a tomb, and Bodee, contracted from Boadicea,--meaning the tomb or grave of this British Queen; a locality. The name, however, is more likely to have originated from bodily peculiarity.
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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'It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.' -- Plutarch