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Varblane

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Varblane is an Estonian surname meaning sparrow.[1]

The surname and its variants, Warblanne, Warblene, Wärblane, were given to villagers at the beginning of the 19th century after the serfdom was abolished in Estonia.[2] Before that Estonian peasants did not have surnames. Since the surname is of Estonian origin, it did not undergo the change during the Estonization campaign in the interwar period.[3]

Notable people with the surname include:

References

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  1. ^ Varblane in Estonian statistics database.
  2. ^ Search result for "Vablane" in Estonian onomastics database
  3. ^ Vablane in the Estonization database