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The name game: Here are eight common surnames and what they originally meant:

1. Steinway: stone road.

2. Baldwin: bold friend.

3. Fairfax: fair-haired.

4. Reed: red-haired.

5. Blount: blond.

6. Acosta: from the seacoast.

7. Baumgarten: tree garden or orchard.

8. Lincoln: lake colony.