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Pinkert is a German language occupational surname [1] [2] [3] for a blacksmith which is also to be found among Ashkenazi Jews [1] and may refer to:

German language West Germanic language

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

Blacksmith person who creates wrought iron or steel products by forging, hammering, bending, and cutting

A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut. Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, grilles, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, tools, agricultural implements, decorative and religious items, cooking utensils and weapons.

Ashkenazi Jews ethnic group

Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or simply Ashkenazim, are a Jewish diaspora population who coalesced in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium.

Regina Pinkert (1869–1931) was a Polish opera singer and soprano.

Dean A. Pinkert American lawyer

Dean Arthur Pinkert is an American trade lawyer.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pinkert Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2016-11-04. German: metonymic occupational name for a blacksmith, from Low German pinken ‘to strike sparks from a stone or metal’.
  2. "Pinkert Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2016-11-04. Approximately 1,833 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.
  3. "Absolute Verteilung des Namens 'Pinkert'". verwandt.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-11-04. In Deutschland gibt es 536 Telefonbucheinträge zum Namen Pinkert und damit ca. 1429 Personen mit diesem Namen.