Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word Hube meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, especially in Austria and Switzerland where it is the surname of approximately 0.3% of the population.
Rupert or Ruppert is an English truncation of Latin Rupertus, which derives from Old High German Hruodoperht/Hruodoberht ; which is also the source of the name Robert. Thus, "Rupert" and "Robert" are different modern forms of the same name. The Old High German form of the name evolved from Germanic Hrothi, "fame, glory, renown, honour, godlike" + Berht, "bright"; thus, Rupert and Robert mean "fame bright".
Pauli is a surname and also a Finnish masculine given name and may refer to:
The companions of Saint Nicholas are a group of closely related figures who accompany Saint Nicholas throughout the territories formerly in the Holy Roman Empire or the countries that it influenced culturally. These characters act as a foil to the benevolent Christmas gift-bringer, threatening to thrash or abduct disobedient children. Jacob Grimm associated this character with the pre-Christian house spirit which could be benevolent or malicious, but whose mischievous side was emphasized after Christianization. The association of the Christmas gift-bringer with elves has parallels in English and Scandinavian folklore, and is ultimately and remotely connected to the Christmas elf in modern American folklore.
Mayr is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Haydar, also spelt Hajdar, Hayder, Heidar, Haider, Heydar, Haidr, and other variants, is an Arabic male given name, also used as a surname, meaning "lion".
Pearse is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Knecht, in German and Dutch, means a male servant. Etymologically, it is the cognate of English "knight".
Scholz is a German surname. It is the East Central German and Silesian version of the name Schulz, Schultz, Schultheiss.
Riedl or Riedle is a surname of German origin, derived from the Middle Low German rīden, meaning ‘to ride’. People with the surname Riedl include:
Rupe is a surname of Germanic origin. The closest associated German surname to Rupe is Ruprecht, which in German, is used to describe the helper of St. Nicholas or Santa's helper, but literally means helper (knecht) to right (recht) children who are rude/gruff or naughty.
Hallerstein is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Staudinger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ruppert is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Spira is a surname with a variety of origins. In Germany, the surname Spira originated as a corruption of Speyer, the name of a town in the Rhineland. It is one of a number of Jewish surnames that originated this way, along with the better-known Shapiro. Notable people with this name include:
Sepp is a surname. When borne by Estonian-descended people, it is usually derived from sepp meaning "smith".
Eser is both a Turkish surname and a Turkish given name. Notable people with the name include:
Smidt is a surname. In many cases, it is a spelling variation of the German surname Schmidt. Notable people with the surname include:
Ruppel is a German language surname. It stems from a reduced form of the male given name Ruprecht – and may refer to:
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