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James Weldon Wycoff

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Given Name
James Weldon
Surname
Wycoff

The Name James

Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
Supplanter, one who follows
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The Wycoff Surname

Origin
Dutch/English
Meaning
A person from a place with a dairy farm or cattle enclosure.
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