Wulf was one of the most prolific elements in early Germanic names. It could figure as the first element in dithematic names, as in Wulfstan, but especially as second element, in the form -ulf, -olf as in Cynewulf, Rudolph, Ludolf, Adolf etc., it was extremely common. Förstemann explains this as originally motivated by the wolf as an animal sacred to Wodanaz, but notes that the large number of names indicates that the element had become a meaningless suffix of male names at an early time.
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word schäfer, meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer", the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common surnames.
Herbert Weichmann was a German lawyer and politician and First Mayor of Hamburg (1965–1971). In his position as mayor of Hamburg, he served as President of the Bundesrat (1968–1969).
Elsbeth Ruth Juda and known professionally as Jay, was a British photographer most notable for her pioneering fashion photographs and work as associate editor and photographer for The Ambassador magazine between 1940 and 1965.
Kravtsov is a Russian language surname, of Western Slavic origin "krawc" coming from Polish form for krawiec/kravets, "tailor". The German-language transcription commonly used in the past is Krawtzoff.
Nathusius is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Van Rooy or Van Rooij is a Dutch toponymic surname. "Rooij" was a local term for many towns ending with "rode" or "roij", like Nistelrode, Sint-Oedenrode, Stramproy and Wanroij. This suffix means "a clearing made by men".
Vink, Dutch for chaffinch, is a Dutch surname. It usually is a metonymic occupational surname, referring to one who catches chaffinches in a vinkenbaan, for food or entertainment. Variants of the name are De Vink and Vinck. The forms Vinke and Vinken could be of patronymic origin, as Vink/Finke was a masculine given name. People with this name include:
Fantasio is an 1872 opéra comique in 3 acts, 4 tableaux with music by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto by Paul de Musset was closely based on the 1834 play of the same name by his brother Alfred de Musset. The opera found little success in Offenbach's lifetime, was revived in the 1930s and performed in a critical edition in the 2000s.
Van Oostrum is a Dutch toponymic surname. Among variant forms are (van) Oosterom and (van) Oostrom. The name usually indicates an origin in the former village Oostrum near Houten, Utrecht. Some families may be linked to Oostrum, Friesland or Oostrum (Limburg) instead. Notable people with the surname include:
Bothe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Grassmann, Graßmann or Grassman is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Elsbeth Ebertin was a German graphic artist, writer and astrologer. Elsbeth used the pseudonym Elsa Gorlizia in her writings.
Schroedter or Schrödter is a German-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Tronstad is a small village south of Sylling in Lier municipality, Norway.
Plehn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Wolfram is both a given name and surname of Germanic origin. It is composed as wolf ‘wolf’ + hrafn ‘raven’, important in Germanic mythology.
Kasser is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
This page is based on this
Wikipedia article Text is available under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
