Anke

From Middle High German anke, from Old High German ancho, from Proto-West Germanic *ankwō. Cognate with Latin unguen (“fat, grease”) and Old Irish imb (“butter”).


Nazi

Der Bossel vom Fischkal, der Nazi, het mer's gstekt, / Un noch zwai Beddelvögt.

1816, Johann Georg Daniel Arnold, Der Pfingstmontag: Lustspiel in Straßburger Mundart:

(uncommon after the mid-1900s) a diminutive of the male given name Ignaz, from Latin


Miller

French: Miller


Tuure

Probably from Middle High German turn, turm, from Old High German torn, borrowed via Old French from Latin turris. Compare German Turm.

(Uri, colloquial) Hospental Castle, a castle in Hospental, Switzerland.


Athene

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Toni

(Switzerland) a diminutive of the male given name Anton, from Latin, equivalent to English Tony


Dütschland

From Middle High German Diutschlant, compound word formed from phrasings like diutsch lant n, diutsche lant n, in diutscheme lande n, ze diutischeme lande n, (in) diutschiu lant n pl. Cognate with German Deutschland, Dutch Duitsland, West Frisian Dútslân, English Dutchland, Swedish Tyskland, Icelandic Þýskaland.

Dütschland isch e föderalische Staat in Öiropa.


Didena

(Alsatian) Didenheim, a commune in the Haut-Rhin département, Alsace, France.


Frànz

(Alsatian) a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Francis


Brunscht

(Alsatian) Brunstatt, a commune in the Haut-Rhin département, Alsace, France, part of the southern suburbs of the city of Mulhouse.


Neidorf

(Alsatian) Village-Neuf (a village in Alsace, France)


Hinige

(Alsatian) Huningue (a town in Alsace, France)


Züri

From Old High German Zurih, from Latin Turicum, probably ultimately from a Gaulish personal name.

Züri isch di grööscht Stadt vo de Schwiiz.

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland.


Chur

→ German: Chur

→ English: Chur

From Romansch Cuira, Cuoira, Cuera, Coira, Cuoira, from a Celtic language cŭria ("tribe, kin"), from earlier *korjā, *korā, which is attested in many place names. The often cited derivation from Latin cūria (“senate”) is widely discredited as the first vowel in the Romansh name cannot be inherited from the long Latin ū.

Chur (a town, the capital of Graubünden canton, Switzerland).


Liachtaschta

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


Schwiizertüütsch

/ˈʃʋiːt͡sərˌtyːt͡ʃ/

Ich cha uf Schwiizertüütsch schnure.

I räde Schwiizertüütsch.


Schaa

Schaa isch d grööscht Gmänd vo Liachtaschtä.
Schaan is the largest municipality in Liechtenstein.

Schaan (the largest municipality in Liechtenstein)


Vadoz

Vaduz (a town and municipality, the capital city of Liechtenstein)


Schwiiz

From Old High German Suittes (attested 972), perhaps from the verb suedan (“to burn”), referring to a spot cleared by slash-and-burn, from Proto-Germanic *swīþaną; compare Old Norse svíða (“to burn, singe”). See German Schwyz for more.

D'Schwiiz isch en Staat in Mittelöiropa.

Switzerland is a country in Central Europe.

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Eschtrych

From Middle High German Osteriche, from Old High German Ostarrîchi, from *ōst (“east”) + rīhhi (“kingdom”). Cognate with German Österreich.

Eschtrych isch e mittelöiropäische Binnestaat mit rund 8,5 millionen Yywohner.

Austria is a Central European landlocked country with around 8,5 million people.


Bärn

Uncertain. Folk etymology connected it to Bär(in) (“bear”), but a Celtic origin is more likely, such as a connection to Verona or Proto-Celtic *berna (“cleft”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to carve out, cut”). More at Bern.

der

Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)


Jerk

Ultimately from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).

(Uri) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English George


Stafel

From Latin stabulum (“dwelling, habitation”), or from a more recent Romance descendant.

(Uri) The name of several fields in the Urseren area of Switzerland.


Schweig

From Middle High German sweige f (“Sennerei; a traditional dairy found in the Alps”), from Old High German sweiga, further origins unknown. Cognate to German Schwaige f.


Xandi

(Uri) a diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Sander/Sandy


Urschi

(Uri) a diminutive of the female given name Ursula, from Latin


Kuuli

(Uri) a diminutive of the male given name Kolumban


Semmi

(Uri) a diminutive of the male given name Samuel, from Hebrew, equivalent to English Sammy


Baschi

(Uri) a diminutive of the male given name Sebastian, from Latin, equivalent to English Seb


Kasi

(Uri) a diminutive of the male given name Kasimir, from Polish


Kolumban

From Old Irish Columbán, from columb (“dove”) + án (“diminutive suffix”).

compound

(Uri) a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Coleman


Oschpidall

Ultimately from Latin hospitaculum (“lodging-house, inn”).

der

(Uri) Hospental (a town in Uri canton, Switzerland)


Gaabi

From French Gabriel, from Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβριήλ (Gabriḗl), from Hebrew גבריאל (gaḇrīʾēl, “Gabriel, an archangel associated with carrying messages from God”).

(Uri) a diminutive of the male given name Gabriel, from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabe


Alewiss

From Latin Aloysius, a Latinization of an Occitan form of Latin Ludovicus.


Chämlete

(Uri) Chämleten/Kemmleten (a village in Hospental, Uri canton, Switzerland)


Eisten

From the dative plural of Old High German awist, from Proto-West Germanic *awi (“ewe; sheep”).

(Uri) Eisten (a village in Valais canton, Switzerland).


Lunzi

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(Aargau, Basel, Five Cantons, St. Gallen, Graubünden, Solothurn, Thurgau, Zürich)

Lunzeli (diminutive)
Lünzeli (diminutive)

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Leontius, of chiefly historical usage.

Used as a general name for a person in various children's rhymes.


Urscheletall

(Uri) The Urseren, a valley in Uri, Switzerland


Üf der Matt

(Uri) Andermatt (a village in Uri canton, Switzerland).


Frialp

(Uri, archaic) Realp (a village in Uri canton, Switzerland).


Marits

From Late Latin Mauritius. Compare German Moritz.

(Uri) a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Maurice


Cyrill

From Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos).

(Uri) a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Cyril


Beat

From Latin Beatus, a masculine form of Beata.


Kàmpelj

(Rimella and Campello Monti) Campello Monti


Im Land

(Italian Walser) Alagna Valesesia, a village in Piedmont, Italy.


Greschòney Drifaltigkeit

(Gressoney) Gressoney-La-Trinité (a town in Aosta Valley, Italy)


Chalchoufe

(Carcoforo) Carcoforo (a village in Piedmont, Italy)


Pomatt

Uncertain, but likely of Germanic origin as the city was founded by Walsers. For the second element compare modern German Matte (“meadow, grassland”).

(Formazza) Formazza (a village in Piedmont, Italy)


Eischeme

From Medieval Latin Ixima, from the earlier Roman name, Latin Axima, a name said to be of Celtic origin. Compare Italian Issime.

(Issime) Issime (a village in Aosta Valley, Italy)


Greschòney zer Chilchu

(Gressoney) Gressoney-Saint-Jean (a town in Aosta Valley, Italy)


Breagaz

Bregenz (the capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria)

Bregenz (an administrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria)

Bregenz (a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria)


Bludaz

Bludenz (a town in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria)

Bludenz (an administrative district in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria)

Bludenz (a municipality in the district of Bludenz in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria)


Appelhans

English: Appelhans

French: Appelhans

a surname, equivalent to English Appelhans


Aargou

From Old High German Aaregau (“Aargau”), compound of Aare + Gau.


Samichlaus

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Samichlaus m (plural Samichlois, diminutive Samichloisli)

Samichlois (plural)
Samichloisli (diminutive)

Saint Nicholas; Father Christmas (UK), Santa Claus


Iair

From Middle High German Iair, from Old High German Yairus, from Latin Iaīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάϊρος (Iáïros), from Biblical Hebrew יָאִיר (yāʾîr, literally “he will light up”)

der

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jair