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DavidDvorkin

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5. Yes

Reply to PSPS (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 01:20 PM

Feb 2013

It's a common Afrikaans name.

So is Basson. A lot of Hugenots ended up in what is now South Africa. That was before Britain took over South Africa, and by that time, the Hugenots were effectively Boers.

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My benefit of the doubt Berlin Expat Feb 2013 #6

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Is Steenkamp a common name in South Africa? PSPS Feb 2013 #2

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Yes DavidDvorkin Feb 2013 #5

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