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Moffat

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A town in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, and a Scottish habitational surname derived from it.
"The Moffat family had lived in the Scottish borders for generations."

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Moffats plural

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The _____ family had lived in the Scottish borders for generations.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic magh ("field, plain") plus fada ("long").

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