Fassbender is a surname of German origin. It is a variant of the word Fassbinder, which means "cooper".
Notable people with the name include:
Schröder (Schroeder) is a German surname often associated with the Schröder family. Notable people with the surname include:
Kraus is a German surname meaning "curly". Notable people with the surname include:
Brigitte Fassbaender, is a German mezzo-soprano opera singer and a stage director. From 1999 to 2012 she was intendant of the Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck, Austria. She holds the title Kammersängerin from the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and the Vienna Staatsoper.
The Zurich Opera House is an opera house in the Swiss city of Zurich. Located at the Sechseläutenplatz, it has been the home of the Zurich Opera since 1891, and also houses the Bernhard-Theater Zürich. It is also home to Ballett Zürich.
There are several origins of the name, among them the shortened forms of German occupational names like "Fassbinder" or "Buchbinder". Also an old English name relating to Binders that bound barrels made by Coopers. Binder also has origins in Indian and Jewish culture.
Kirchhoff, Kirchoff or Kirchhoffer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Heike is a given name of Germanic origin, most commonly but not exclusively female. The male form is Heiko. Heike is also a surname.
Vallée is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname Bender derives from both English and German origin.
Scherler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Boese is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Vogl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Böhme is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Joel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Swoboda is a surname of Czech origin. A variant of Svoboda, it is popular mainly among West Slavic nations. In Czech, the word's primary meaning is 'freedom' or 'liberty'. As a surname, it used to refer to "free men".
Pierotti is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pinkert is a German language occupational surname for a blacksmith which is also to be found among Ashkenazi Jews and may refer to:
Schumann is a German occupational surname. Notable people with the name, in English often Schuman, include:
Oertel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kiesler is a surname. People with the surname include: