Posted By:	Lisa Lyman
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	Subject:	Re: Surname origin
	Post Date:	August 19, 2001 at 11:55:26
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/lyman/messages/563.html
	Forum:	Lyman Family Genealogy Forum
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My Dad told me that Lyman meant Man from the valley. He died before I was old enough to get curious about which valley, but I do remember he said that was the "old english" meaning for the name.