Last Name STURTIVANT

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Meaning	Nickname: At first site this sobriquet would seem to be a compound of 'sturdy,' rash, inconsiderate; and 'avaunt,' a boast, a vaunt, and also an old French sobriquet for some reckless boaster. But it is in reality one of the early nicknames given to pursuivants, harbingers, or heralnds. Thus it means 'go-before,' from 'start' (Mediaeval English 'stirt' and 'stert'), and 'avaunt,' forward, to the front.

Origin	English, Irish

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