Rut is both a surname and a feminine German given name. Notable people with the name include:
Helga is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, German-speaking countries and the Low Countries. The name was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, but appears to have died out afterwards. It was re-introduced to English-speaking nations in the 20th century from Germany, the Netherlands, and the Nordic countries. Scandinavian male equivalent is Helge, or Helgi. Eastern Slavic names Olga (Ольга) and Oleg (Олег) are derived from it.
Birger is a Scandinavian name from Old Norse, bjarga, meaning "to help, to save, to protect". It is widely used in Norway as Birger but also as Børge. The Swedish variant of Birger would soon evolve into Börje, however, the prior form would remain common, and was not confused with its successor. The Icelandic form is Birgir. Birger is primarily a masculine given name, but can also be found as a surname.
Richeza or Richenza is a woman's first name. It is a Polish name of Old Icelandic origin (Rikissa). In Old Icelandic Rixa means wealthy. It can be compared to other names ending in -ric.
Einhorn is German for unicorn. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fredrik or Frederik is a masculine Germanic given name derived from the German name Friedrich or Friederich, from the Old High German fridu meaning "peace" and rîhhi meaning "ruler" or "power". It is the common form of Frederick in Norway, Finland and Sweden. The name means "peaceful ruler" The most common variant spelling of this name is Frederik which is used in Denmark, although the English spelling Frederick is more common than either. Fredrik replaced the Anglo-Saxon name Freodheric, and has been a rare first name in England since this time.
Laurentius is a Latin given name and surname that means "From Laurentum" . It is possible that the place name Laurentum is derived from the Latin laurus ("laurel"). People with the name include:
Lukas is an English form of the Greek name Λουκάς, which is Romanized as Loukas.
Izak is a given name which is an alternate spelling for Isaac. Online sites, such as "Think Baby Names" state that:
In the decades since the Holocaust, some national governments, international bodies and world leaders have been criticized for their failure to take appropriate action to save the millions of European Jews, Roma, and other victims of the Holocaust. Critics say that such intervention, particularly by the Allied governments, might have saved substantial numbers of people and could have been accomplished without the diversion of significant resources from the war effort.
Jonas is a common male name in many Western world countries and Northeast Africa. It is primarily used as a first name, but also occurs as a surname. It is particularly frequent in Germany, Israel, Ethiopia, the Netherlands, Flanders and Scandinavia. It is also the most common name in Lithuania; however, in Lithuania, the name Jonas is derived from the Hebrew Yohanan as opposed to Jonah.
Eisen is a German surname meaning "iron". Notable people with the surname include:
Aron is a masculine given name and a surname. It is an alternate spelling of Aaron, a prominent biblical figure in the Old Testament. The name Aron means "mountaineer", or "mount of strength". People with the name Aron include:
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a museum on the site of the Nazi German Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland.
Eggert is an Anglo-Germanic given name and surname, deriving from the root *agi meaning "edge".
Björk, Björck, Biörck, or Bjork is a Swedish surname meaning birch. It is also an Icelandic name given to girls, meaning birch, specifically the most common native tree of Iceland, Betula pubescens tortuosa.
Antonia, Antónia, Antônia, or Antonía is a feminine given name and a surname. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the Antonius family. Its meaning is "priceless", "praiseworthy" and "beautiful". Antonia is a Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese name used in many parts of the world.
Zundel is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Feiner is an occupational surname meaning the occupation of the refiner and polisher of precious metals, cf. "Finer". It may refer to:
Karola is a Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, and Swedish feminine given name that is a feminine form of Karol and Carolus and an alternate form of Carola. Notable people with the name include the following:
Wermuth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: