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Tawney

taw·ney

UK/ˈtɔː.ni/ US/ˈtɔni/ rare obsolete

noun

1.

English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962)

Origin

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the villages of Saint-Aubin-du-Thenney and Saint-Jean-du-Thenney, both in Normandy.

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