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Oliphant Oliphant

Photograph of Oliphant Oliphant Source: Library of Congress

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Given Name
Oliphant
Surname
Oliphant

The Name Oliphant

Origin
Scottish, from Norman French
Meaning
Elephant, derived from the Norman French word for the animal.
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