Claus (sometimes Clas) is both a given name and a German, Danish, and Dutch surname.[ citation needed ] Notable people with the name include:
Neumann is German and Yiddish for "new man", and one of the 20 most common German surnames.
The German word Müller means "miller". It is the most common family surname in Germany, Switzerland, and the French départements of Bas-Rhin and Moselle and is the fifth most common surname in Austria. Other forms are "Miller" and "Möller". Of the various family coats of arms that exist, many incorporate milling iconography, such as windmills or watermill wheels.
Events in the year 1923 in Germany.
Schmidt is a common German occupational surname derived from the German word "Schmied" meaning "blacksmith" and/or "metalworker". This surname is the German equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world.
Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include:
Hans is a Germanic masculine given name in Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Faroese, German, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish-speaking populations. It was originally short for Johannes (John), but is now also recognized as a name in its own right for official purposes. The earliest documented usage was in 1356 in Sweden, 1360 in Norway, and the 14th century in Denmark.
Bach is a surname of German-language origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Karl or Carl Klaus or Claus may refer to:
Klaus Felix von Amsberg was a member of the German Niederer Adel and father of Prince Claus of the Netherlands, who was the father of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, thus making him the paternal grandfather of the current Dutch monarch.
The surname Meyer is an English, Dutch, German, and Jewish surname. The name can be derived from the German word meiger, meaning "Mayor"; the name likely traces its origins to a wealthy landholder. There are various names that are connected by cognation in many instances, such as Myer, Meyr, Meier, Meijer, Mayer, Maier, Mayr, and Mair. Among German Jews, the surname Meyer can sometimes be converged with the similar sounding Hebrew name "Meir", which means "one who shines".
Events in the year 1899 in Germany.
Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen was the mother of Prince Claus of the Netherlands, who was the Prince Consort of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, thus making her the mother-in-law of the former Dutch Queen. She is also the paternal grandmother of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, who is the current Dutch King.
Events in the year 1926 in Germany.
Moltke is a family resided in Germany and Scandinavia, originally from Mecklenburg. Members of the family have been noted as pigfarmers, high military officers and major landowners in Denmark and Germany.
The House of Bülow is the name of an old German and Danish noble family of Mecklenburg origin, members of which have borne the title of Baron (Freiherr), Count (Graf) or Prince (Fürst).