Origin | |
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Language(s) | German |
Meaning | mushroom |
Region of origin | Germany, Poland, Austria |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Pilc (Slavic), Pilzer; Pils, Pelz (Peltz), Pels |
Pilz is a German occupational surname, which means a gatherer of mushrooms, derived from the German pilz "mushroom". [1] Variants of the name include Piltz and Pilzer. The name may refer to:
Strasser is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Neumann is a German surname, with its origins in the pre-7th-century word neowe meaning "new", with mann, meaning man. The English form of the name is Newman. Von Neumann is a variant of the name, and alternative spellings include Neuman, Naumann(s), Numan, Nauman, Neiman, and Nyeman.
Bianchi, a plural of bianco, is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The last name Raabe specifically originates from Prussia, derived from a Prussian warrior clans' symbol: a raven, which was one of the four beasts of war. During Prussia's decimation, most of these warriors intermarried with the Danish, and slowly made their way to Germany and Austria. The last name "Rabe", however, originates in Germany. Rabe also means raven. Jewish surname of Raabe derived from Hebrew word Rav meaning Rabbi, which is a title given to a Jewish scholar or spiritual leader of a Jewish community. Recent historical bearers of the name "Raabe" may refer to:
Langer is a surname originally of German origin. For the etymology, meaning, and pronunciation of the name, and for the Hiberno-English slang word, see Wiktionary.
Krämer is a German surname, originating from the Austrian term for "merchant". It may refer to:
Tietze is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Schwab may refer to:
Siegel, is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. It can be traced to 11th century Bavaria and was used by people who made wax seals for or sealed official documents. Alternate spellings include Sigel, Sigl, Siegl, and others. "Siegel" is also the modern German word for seal. The name ultimately derives from the Latin sigillum, meaning "seal" as in the Seal of the City of New York: Sigillum Civitatis Novi Eboraci. The Germanicized derivative of the name was given to professional seal makers and engravers. Some researchers have attributed the surname to Sigel, referring to Sól (Sun), the goddess of the sun in Germanic mythology, but that is highly speculative.
May is a surname of Germanic (Saxon) and, independently, of Gaelic origin. There are many variants used in English-speaking countries, as well as several variants used in Germany. The Scottish May is a sept of Clan Donald. The surname "May" remains a common surname in the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, as well as among Russians of German origin; possibly also persisting in areas of the Netherlands and France.
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.
Winkler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Gross or Groß in German is the correct spelling of the surname under German orthographic rules. In Switzerland, the name is spelled Gross. Some Germans and Austrians also use the spelling with "ss" instead of "ß".
Bottcher or Böttcher is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Wallis is a surname of English and Scottish origin. It is a variant spelling of Wallace, a common family name in Scotland.
Gottwald is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kollar or Kollár is a surname derived from Proto-Slavic *kolarь ("wheelwright"). It is a cognate of Kolar, Kolář (Czech), Kolár (Slovak), and Kolarz (Polish).
Krieger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The German-language surname Löwe, also Lowe or Loewe may refer to:
Mandl is a South German surname. Notable people with the surname include: