Zaragamba Family

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Zaragamba is the actual name of the Hobbitish old family-name "Oldbuck".

When Gorhendad, travelled east and founded Buckland on the Shire's borders, the family name changed to Brandagamba.

Etymology

The name contains the elements zara, "old" and gamba, "buck".[1]

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