Apfel

de-proper noun

Apfel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Apfels or (with an article) Apfel, feminine genitive Apfel, plural Apfels or Apfel)

Apfels (genitive masculine)
Apfel (genitive masculine)
Apfel (feminine genitive)
Apfels (plural)
Apfel (plural)
Apfel (masculine nominative singular)
Apfel (feminine nominative singular)
Apfels (definite nominative plural)
Apfel (definite nominative plural)
Apfels (genitive masculine singular)
Apfel (genitive masculine singular)
Apfel (feminine genitive singular)
Apfels (definite genitive plural)
Apfel (definite genitive plural)
Apfel (dative masculine singular)
Apfel (dative feminine singular)
Apfels (dative definite plural)
Apfel (dative definite plural)
Apfel (accusative masculine singular)
Apfel (accusative feminine singular)
Apfels (accusative definite plural)
Apfel (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic *applu, from Proto-Germanic *apluz (compare Dutch appel, West Frisian apel, English apple), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

Appel

colloquial; northern and central Germany


Feder

Feder m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Feders or (with an article) Feder, feminine genitive Feder, plural Feders or Feder)

Feders (genitive masculine)
Feder (genitive masculine)
Feder (feminine genitive)
Feders (plural)
Feder (plural)

English: Feder, Feather

From Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fedara (akin to Old Saxon fethara), from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).
Compare Low German Fedder, Dutch veder, veer, English feather, Danish fjer, Swedish fjäder.

der

a surname, equivalent to English Feather


Limburg

de-proper noun

Limburg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Limburgs or (with an article) Limburg, feminine genitive Limburg, plural Limburgs)

Limburgs (genitive masculine)
Limburg (genitive masculine)
Limburg (feminine genitive)
Limburgs (plural)
Limburg (masculine nominative singular)
Limburg (feminine nominative singular)
Limburgs (definite nominative plural)
Limburgs (genitive masculine singular)
Limburg (genitive masculine singular)
Limburg (feminine genitive singular)
Limburgs (definite genitive plural)
Limburg (dative masculine singular)
Limburg (dative feminine singular)
Limburgs (dative definite plural)
Limburg (accusative masculine singular)
Limburg (accusative feminine singular)
Limburgs (accusative definite plural)

The town in Hesse goes back to Old High German Lintpurc, Lintburk. The first element may be from Proto-Celtic *lindom (“lake”); the second is Burg (“fortification, castle”).

a surname transferred from the place name


Hesse

Hesse m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hesses or (with an article) Hesse, feminine genitive Hesse, plural Hesses or Hesse)

Hesses (genitive masculine)
Hesse (genitive masculine)
Hesse (feminine genitive)
Hesses (plural)
Hesse (plural)
Hesse (masculine nominative singular)
Hesse (feminine nominative singular)
Hesses (definite nominative plural)
Hesse (definite nominative plural)
Hesses (genitive masculine singular)
Hesse (genitive masculine singular)
Hesse (feminine genitive singular)
Hesses (definite genitive plural)
Hesse (definite genitive plural)
Hesse (dative masculine singular)
Hesse (dative feminine singular)
Hesses (dative definite plural)
Hesse (dative definite plural)
Hesse (accusative masculine singular)
Hesse (accusative feminine singular)
Hesses (accusative definite plural)
Hesse (accusative definite plural)

a habitational surname for an inhabitant of Hesse


Leberl

Leberl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Leberls or (with an article) Leberl, feminine genitive Leberl, plural Leberls)

Leberls (genitive masculine)
Leberl (genitive masculine)
Leberl (feminine genitive)
Leberls (plural)

Diminutive of Leber, as formed in upper-German dialects.


Herbst

Herbst m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Herbsts or (with an article) Herbst, feminine genitive Herbst, plural Herbsts)

Herbsts (genitive masculine)
Herbst (genitive masculine)
Herbst (feminine genitive)
Herbsts (plural)

English: Herbst


Zabel

Zabel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zabels or (with an article) Zabel, feminine genitive Zabel, plural Zabels or Zabel)

Zabels (genitive masculine)
Zabel (genitive masculine)
Zabel (feminine genitive)
Zabels (plural)
Zabel (plural)


Zucker

Zucker m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zuckers or (with an article) Zucker, feminine genitive Zucker, plural Zuckers or Zucker)

Zuckers (genitive masculine)
Zucker (genitive masculine)
Zucker (feminine genitive)
Zuckers (plural)
Zucker (plural)

English: Zucker

Polish: Cukier

From Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from early Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “grit, gravel; ground or candied sugar”). Cognates include Czech cukr, Hungarian cukor and Dutch suiker.


Nebel

de-proper noun

Nebel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Nebels or (with an article) Nebel, feminine genitive Nebel, plural Nebels or Nebel)

Nebels (genitive masculine)
Nebel (genitive masculine)
Nebel (feminine genitive)
Nebels (plural)
Nebel (plural)


Zeit

Zeit m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zeits or (with an article) Zeit, feminine genitive Zeit, plural Zeits)

Zeits (genitive masculine)
Zeit (genitive masculine)
Zeit (feminine genitive)
Zeits (plural)

From Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis (“time, period”), from *deh₂y- (“divide”).
Cognate with Low German Tiet, Tied, Dutch tijd, English tide, Danish tid, Norwegian tid, Swedish tid. Also cognate, more distantly, with English time.


Fuchs

de-proper noun

Fuchs m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Fuchs' or (with an article) Fuchs, feminine genitive Fuchs, plural Fuchs or Fuchsens)

Fuchs' (genitive masculine)
Fuchs (genitive masculine)
Fuchs (feminine genitive)
Fuchs (plural)
Fuchsens (plural)

From Middle High German vuhs, from Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”), from *puḱ- (“tail”). Cognate with English fox, Sanskrit पुच्छ (púccha).

inh

a common surname transferred from the nickname


Engels

de-proper noun

Engels m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Engels' or (with an article) Engels, feminine genitive Engels, plural Engels or Engelsens)

Engels' (genitive masculine)
Engels (genitive masculine)
Engels (feminine genitive)
Engels (plural)
Engelsens (plural)
Engels (masculine nominative singular)
Engels (feminine nominative singular)
Engels (definite nominative plural)
Engelsens (definite nominative plural)
Engels' (genitive masculine singular)
Engels (genitive masculine singular)
Engels (feminine genitive singular)
Engels (definite genitive plural)
Engelsens (definite genitive plural)
Engels (dative masculine singular)
Engels (dative feminine singular)
Engels (dative definite plural)
Engelsens (dative definite plural)
Engels (accusative masculine singular)
Engels (accusative feminine singular)
Engels (accusative definite plural)
Engelsens (accusative definite plural)


Thomas

Thomas m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Thomas' or (with an article) Thomas, feminine genitive Thomas, plural Thomas or Thomasens)

Thomas' (genitive masculine)
Thomas (genitive masculine)
Thomas (feminine genitive)
Thomas (plural)
Thomasens (plural)


Adler

Adler m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Adlers or (with an article) Adler, feminine genitive Adler, plural Adlers or Adler)

Adlers (genitive masculine)
Adler (genitive masculine)
Adler (feminine genitive)
Adlers (plural)
Adler (plural)
Adler (masculine nominative singular)
Adler (feminine nominative singular)
Adlers (definite nominative plural)
Adler (definite nominative plural)
Adlers (genitive masculine singular)
Adler (genitive masculine singular)
Adler (feminine genitive singular)
Adlers (definite genitive plural)
Adler (definite genitive plural)
Adler (dative masculine singular)
Adler (dative feminine singular)
Adlers (dative definite plural)
Adler (dative definite plural)
Adler (accusative masculine singular)
Adler (accusative feminine singular)
Adlers (accusative definite plural)
Adler (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German adler, adelar, adelare, equivalent to edel (“noble”) + Aar (“eagle”). When Aar started assuming a more general meaning of "bird of prey suitable for hunting or falconry", the term Adelaar (edler Aar) emerged to distinguish eagles from other hunting birds such as falcons and hawks.


Frankenstein

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Frankenstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Frankensteins or (with an article) Frankenstein, feminine genitive Frankenstein, plural Frankensteins)

Frankensteins (genitive masculine)
Frankenstein (genitive masculine)
Frankenstein (feminine genitive)
Frankensteins (plural)
Frankenstein (masculine nominative singular)
Frankenstein (feminine nominative singular)
Frankensteins (definite nominative plural)
Frankensteins (genitive masculine singular)
Frankenstein (genitive masculine singular)
Frankenstein (feminine genitive singular)
Frankensteins (definite genitive plural)
Frankenstein (dative masculine singular)
Frankenstein (dative feminine singular)
Frankensteins (dative definite plural)
Frankenstein (accusative masculine singular)
Frankenstein (accusative feminine singular)
Frankensteins (accusative definite plural)

English: Frankenstein

French: Frankenstein

Occitan: Franquenstein

Spanish: Frankenstein

[ˈfʁaŋkŋ̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]

Literally, “stone of the Franks,” from Franken + Stein.


Hornburg

Hornburg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hornburgs or (with an article) Hornburg, feminine genitive Hornburg, plural Hornburgs)

Hornburgs (genitive masculine)
Hornburg (genitive masculine)
Hornburg (feminine genitive)
Hornburgs (plural)
Hornburg (masculine nominative singular)
Hornburg (feminine nominative singular)
Hornburgs (definite nominative plural)
Hornburgs (genitive masculine singular)
Hornburg (genitive masculine singular)
Hornburg (feminine genitive singular)
Hornburgs (definite genitive plural)
Hornburg (dative masculine singular)
Hornburg (dative feminine singular)
Hornburgs (dative definite plural)
Hornburg (accusative masculine singular)
Hornburg (accusative feminine singular)
Hornburgs (accusative definite plural)

a habitational surname derived from the town


Walter

Walter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Walters or (with an article) Walter, feminine genitive Walter, plural Walters or Walter)

Walters (genitive masculine)
Walter (genitive masculine)
Walter (feminine genitive)
Walters (plural)
Walter (plural)

From Old High German Waltheri, from Proto-Germanic *Waldaharjaz. Cognate with English Walter.

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Sommer

Sommer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Sommers or (with an article) Sommer, feminine genitive Sommer, plural Sommers or Sommer)

Sommers (genitive masculine)
Sommer (genitive masculine)
Sommer (feminine genitive)
Sommers (plural)
Sommer (plural)
Sommer (masculine nominative singular)
Sommer (feminine nominative singular)
Sommers (definite nominative plural)
Sommer (definite nominative plural)
Sommers (genitive masculine singular)
Sommer (genitive masculine singular)
Sommer (feminine genitive singular)
Sommers (definite genitive plural)
Sommer (definite genitive plural)
Sommer (dative masculine singular)
Sommer (dative feminine singular)
Sommers (dative definite plural)
Sommer (dative definite plural)
Sommer (accusative masculine singular)
Sommer (accusative feminine singular)
Sommers (accusative definite plural)
Sommer (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German sumer, from Old High German sumar, from Proto-West Germanic *sumar.
The expected modern form is Summer, as indeed found in most southern dialects, such as Alemannic German Summer, Bavarian Summer and Luxembourgish Summer. The vocalism -o- is of Central and Low German origin (compare Middle Low German som[m]er). Further cognates are Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, English summer, Danish sommer, Icelandic sumar.

a surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname


Baum

Baum m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Baums or (with an article) Baum, feminine genitive Baum, plural Baums)

Baums (genitive masculine)
Baum (genitive masculine)
Baum (feminine genitive)
Baums (plural)

From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Akin to Dutch boom, Low German Boom, West Frisian beam, English beam. Plural umlaut by proportional analogy with terms like Gast (“guest”) to Gäste (“guests”).


Simon

Simon m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Simons or (with an article) Simon, feminine genitive Simon, plural Simons)

Simons (genitive masculine)
Simon (genitive masculine)
Simon (feminine genitive)
Simons (plural)


Hitler

Hitler m (proper noun, strong, genitive Hitlers)


Einstein

Einstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Einsteins or (with an article) Einstein, feminine genitive Einstein, plural Einsteins)

Einsteins (genitive masculine)
Einstein (genitive masculine)
Einstein (feminine genitive)
Einsteins (plural)
Einstein (masculine nominative singular)
Einstein (feminine nominative singular)
Einsteins (definite nominative plural)
Einsteins (genitive masculine singular)
Einstein (genitive masculine singular)
Einstein (feminine genitive singular)
Einsteins (definite genitive plural)
Einstein (dative masculine singular)
Einstein (dative feminine singular)
Einsteins (dative definite plural)
Einstein (accusative masculine singular)
Einstein (accusative feminine singular)
Einsteins (accusative definite plural)

/ˈaɪ̯nʃˌtaɪ̯n/

The surname is habitational, from any of various places named with a Middle High German derivative of einsteinen ("to enclose or surround with stone"), cp. ein-, Stein and -en, or from ein + Stein.
The "an extremely intelligent person" sense is an eponym of Albert Einstein.


Günther

Günther m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Günthers or (with an article) Günther, feminine genitive Günther, plural Günthers or Günther)

Günthers (genitive masculine)
Günther (genitive masculine)
Günther (feminine genitive)
Günthers (plural)
Günther (plural)

A medieval variant of Gunther, from Old High German gund (“battle”) + heri (“army”), from Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.

Ginther

ü, ue > i; the i is the near-close near-front unrounded vowel [ɪ]

Guenther

the ue is an alternative spelling of ü, the near-close near-front rounded vowel [ʏ]

Gunther

the u is the near-close near-back rounded vowel [ʊ]


Dvorak

Dvorak m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Dvoraks or (with an article) Dvorak, plural Dvoraks or Dvorak)

Dvoraks (genitive)
Dvorak (genitive)
Dvoraks (plural)
Dvorak (plural)

From Czech Dvořák, from dvůr (“court, courtyard”) + -ák.


Mauser

Mauser m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Mausers or (with an article) Mauser, feminine genitive Mauser, plural Mausers or Mauser)

Mausers (genitive masculine)
Mauser (genitive masculine)
Mauser (feminine genitive)
Mausers (plural)
Mauser (plural)

From Middle High German mūze, from Old High German mūzōn (“change, transform”), from Medieval Latin muta, from Latin mutare (“change, transform”).


Kujath

de-proper noun

Kujath m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kujaths or (with an article) Kujath, feminine genitive Kujath, plural Kujaths)

Kujaths (genitive masculine)
Kujath (genitive masculine)
Kujath (feminine genitive)
Kujaths (plural)

Polish or Eastern German (of Slavic origin): probably a derivative from a base kuj- (Polish kuć) (to forge, to hammer) hence an occupational name for a smith.


Vogel

Vogel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Vogels or (with an article) Vogel, feminine genitive Vogel, plural Vogels or Vogel)

Vogels (genitive masculine)
Vogel (genitive masculine)
Vogel (feminine genitive)
Vogels (plural)
Vogel (plural)

From Middle High German vogel, vagel, from Old High German fogal, fugal, from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz; possibly related to *fleuganą (“to fly”) through dissimilation from earlier *fluglaz. Cognates include Low German Vagel, Dutch vogel, English fowl, Danish fugl, Swedish fågel, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍃 (fugls).

a common surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname, or as an occupational name for a catcher of birds


Zelle

Zelle m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Zelles or (with an article) Zelle, plural Zelles or Zelle)

Zelles (genitive)
Zelle (genitive)
Zelles (plural)
Zelle (plural)


Friedrich

Friedrich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Friedrichs or (with an article) Friedrich, feminine genitive Friedrich, plural Friedrichs)

Friedrichs (genitive masculine)
Friedrich (genitive masculine)
Friedrich (feminine genitive)
Friedrichs (plural)

→ English: Frederick

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→ Chinese: → 弗里德里希 (Fúlǐdélǐxī) (transliteration)

/ˈfʁiː.dʁɪç/

/ˈfʁiː.də.ʁɪç/

/ˈfʁɪ.də.ʁɪç/

Inherited from Old High German Fridurih (fridu (“peace”) + -rih (“suffix for male names, originally a noun meaning king”)), from Proto-West Germanic *Friþurīk.


Wilhelm

de-proper noun

Wilhelm m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wilhelms or (with an article) Wilhelm, feminine genitive Wilhelm, plural Wilhelms)

Wilhelms (genitive masculine)
Wilhelm (genitive masculine)
Wilhelm (feminine genitive)
Wilhelms (plural)

From Old High German Willahelm from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz.


Bernard

Bernard m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bernards or (with an article) Bernard, feminine genitive Bernard, plural Bernards)

Bernards (genitive masculine)
Bernard (genitive masculine)
Bernard (feminine genitive)
Bernards (plural)

From Old High German Bernhart, from Old High German bero (“bear”, cf. Bär), + Old High German hart (“hard, strong”, cf. hart). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz.

a surname transferred from the given name


Siegmeister

Siegmeister m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Siegmeisters or (with an article) Siegmeister, feminine genitive Siegmeister, plural Siegmeisters or Siegmeister)

Siegmeisters (genitive masculine)
Siegmeister (genitive masculine)
Siegmeister (feminine genitive)
Siegmeisters (plural)
Siegmeister (plural)
Siegmeister (masculine nominative singular)
Siegmeister (feminine nominative singular)
Siegmeisters (definite nominative plural)
Siegmeister (definite nominative plural)
Siegmeisters (genitive masculine singular)
Siegmeister (genitive masculine singular)
Siegmeister (feminine genitive singular)
Siegmeisters (definite genitive plural)
Siegmeister (definite genitive plural)
Siegmeister (dative masculine singular)
Siegmeister (dative feminine singular)
Siegmeisters (dative definite plural)
Siegmeister (dative definite plural)
Siegmeister (accusative masculine singular)
Siegmeister (accusative feminine singular)
Siegmeisters (accusative definite plural)
Siegmeister (accusative definite plural)


Freund

Freund m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Freunds or (with an article) Freund, feminine genitive Freund, plural Freunds)

Freunds (genitive masculine)
Freund (genitive masculine)
Freund (feminine genitive)
Freunds (plural)

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Inherited from Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“lit., the loving one; lover, loved one, friend”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *preyH-.
Cognate with Dutch vriend, German Low German Fründ, Luxembourgish Frënd, West Frisian freon, English friend, Danish frænde (“relative”), Faroese frændi (“friend, relative”), Icelandic frændi (“relative”), Norwegian Bokmål frende (“relative”), Norwegian Nynorsk frende (“relative”), Swedish frände (“relative”), Welsh ffrind (“friend”), Yiddish פֿרײַנד (fraynd, “friend”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds, “friend”), Old English frēond (“friend, lover”), Old Norse frændi (“friend, relative”).


Heine

de-proper noun

Heine m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Heines or (with an article) Heine, feminine genitive Heine, plural Heines or Heine)

Heines (genitive masculine)
Heine (genitive masculine)
Heine (feminine genitive)
Heines (plural)
Heine (plural)

Transliterations of the German surname

Arabic: هَايْنَه (hayna)

Armenian: Հայնե (Hayne)

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Belarusian: Ге́йнэ (Hjéjne), Га́йнэ (Hájne)

Bulgarian: Ха́йне (Hájne)

Chinese:

Mandarin: 海涅 (Hǎiniè)

Georgian: ჰაინე (haine)

Greek: Χάινε (Cháine)

Hebrew: היינה (hayne)

Japanese: ハイネ (Haine)

Korean: 하이 (Hai)

Macedonian: Хајне (Hajne)

Persian: هاینه (hâyne)

Russian: Ге́йне (Géjnɛ)

Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: Хајне

Ukrainian: Ге́йне (Héjne)

Shortened from Heinrich, the German cognate of Henry, originally Haimirich, ruler of the home, from haim (“home”) and -rich (“powerful, king”).

a surname originating as a patronymic, notably of Heinrich Heine


Arnold

de-proper noun

Arnold m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Arnolds or (with an article) Arnold, plural Arnolds or Arnold)

Arnolds (genitive)
Arnold (genitive)
Arnolds (plural)
Arnold (plural)

From Old High German arn (“eagle”, cf. Aar), + Old High German waltan (“ruler”, cf. walten).


Ludwig

Ludwig m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ludwigs or (with an article) Ludwig, feminine genitive Ludwig, plural Ludwigs)

Ludwigs (genitive masculine)
Ludwig (genitive masculine)
Ludwig (feminine genitive)
Ludwigs (plural)

Ludwigslied
Oaths of Strasbourg
Rhine Franconian

From Middle High German Ludewig, from Old High German Ludhuwīg, Hludwig, *Hlūtwīg, from Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdawīg. The first element is (h)lūt (“famed; loud”) (whence modern German laut), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, *hlūþaz (whence also English loud), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). The second element is Old High German wīg (“battle, strife”) from Proto-Germanic *wīgą.
The name is attested as Ludhuwīg in the Straßburger Eide of 842 (where it contrasts with Old French Lodhuuig and Latin Lodhuuic), and as Hludwig in the Rhine Franconian Old High German of the Ludwigslied of 881 (where it contrasts with Latin Hluduicus). Compare Clovis, Dutch Lodewijk, English Lewis, and French Louis.


Ritschel

Ritschel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ritschels or (with an article) Ritschel, feminine genitive Ritschel, plural Ritschels or Ritschel)

Ritschels (genitive masculine)
Ritschel (genitive masculine)
Ritschel (feminine genitive)
Ritschels (plural)
Ritschel (plural)


Adel

Adel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Adels or (with an article) Adel, feminine genitive Adel, plural Adels or Adel)

Adels (genitive masculine)
Adel (genitive masculine)
Adel (feminine genitive)
Adels (plural)
Adel (plural)

From Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal. More at athel. The surname is shortened from male given names beginning with Adel-.


Apian

Apian m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Apians or (with an article) Apian, feminine genitive Apian, plural Apians)

Apians (genitive masculine)
Apian (genitive masculine)
Apian (feminine genitive)
Apians (plural)

16th century, Germanisation from Apianus.


Atlas

Atlas m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Atlas' or (with an article) Atlas, feminine genitive Atlas, plural Atlas or Atlasens)

Atlas' (genitive masculine)
Atlas (genitive masculine)
Atlas (feminine genitive)
Atlas (plural)
Atlasens (plural)
Atlas (masculine nominative singular)
Atlas (feminine nominative singular)
Atlas (definite nominative plural)
Atlasens (definite nominative plural)
Atlas' (genitive masculine singular)
Atlas (genitive masculine singular)
Atlas (feminine genitive singular)
Atlas (definite genitive plural)
Atlasens (definite genitive plural)
Atlas (dative masculine singular)
Atlas (dative feminine singular)
Atlas (dative definite plural)
Atlasens (dative definite plural)
Atlas (accusative masculine singular)
Atlas (accusative feminine singular)
Atlas (accusative definite plural)
Atlasens (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from Latin Atlās or from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas), from the name of the mythological figure Ἄτλας (Átlas, “Bearer (of the Heavens)”).


Bach

Bach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bachs or (with an article) Bach, feminine genitive Bach, plural Bachs)

Bachs (genitive masculine)
Bach (genitive masculine)
Bach (feminine genitive)
Bachs (plural)

From Middle High German bach, from Old High German bah, from Proto-West Germanic *baki. Cognate with English beach and English beck.


Band

Band m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bands or (with an article) Band, feminine genitive Band, plural Bands)

Bands (genitive masculine)
Band (genitive masculine)
Band (feminine genitive)
Bands (plural)
Band (masculine nominative singular)
Band (feminine nominative singular)
Bands (definite nominative plural)
Bands (genitive masculine singular)
Band (genitive masculine singular)
Band (feminine genitive singular)
Bands (definite genitive plural)
Band (dative masculine singular)
Band (dative feminine singular)
Bands (dative definite plural)
Band (accusative masculine singular)
Band (accusative feminine singular)
Bands (accusative definite plural)


Barbie

Klaus Barbie


Beck

Beck m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Becks or (with an article) Beck, feminine genitive Beck, plural Becks)

Becks (genitive masculine)
Beck (genitive masculine)
Beck (feminine genitive)
Becks (plural)

→ English: Beck

From Middle High German becke, from Old High German becko, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”). Doublet of Bäcker.


Berg

Berg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bergs or (with an article) Berg, feminine genitive Berg, plural Bergs)

Bergs (genitive masculine)
Berg (genitive masculine)
Berg (feminine genitive)
Bergs (plural)

Northern and Central Germany, Franconia, Lower Bavaria

From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg, itself from Proto-West Germanic *berg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bergaz.
Compare Dutch berg, Low German Barg, Biärg, West Frisian berch, English berry, barrow, Danish bjerg, Swedish berg.

a surname, as of the composer Alban Berg


Braun

Braun m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Brauns or (with an article) Braun, feminine genitive Braun, plural Brauns)

Brauns (genitive masculine)
Braun (genitive masculine)
Braun (feminine genitive)
Brauns (plural)

a common surname transferred from the nickname, equivalent to English Brown


Bär

Bär m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bärs or (with an article) Bär, feminine genitive Bär, plural Bärs)

Bärs (genitive masculine)
Bär (genitive masculine)
Bär (feminine genitive)
Bärs (plural)

From Middle High German bër m, Old High German bero m, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô, conventionally taken to be a taboo-avoidance term derived from the word for "brown".
Compare Dutch beer, English bear, West Frisian bear, Danish bjørn.


Diesel

Diesel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Diesels or (with an article) Diesel, feminine genitive Diesel, plural Diesels or Diesel)

Diesels (genitive masculine)
Diesel (genitive masculine)
Diesel (feminine genitive)
Diesels (plural)
Diesel (plural)

Named after Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), the inventor of the Diesel motor. The surname is a variation of Tüssel.


Dill

Dill m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Dills or (with an article) Dill, feminine genitive Dill, plural Dills)

Dills (genitive masculine)
Dill (genitive masculine)
Dill (feminine genitive)
Dills (plural)


Engel

Engel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Engels or (with an article) Engel, feminine genitive Engel, plural Engels or Engel)

Engels (genitive masculine)
Engel (genitive masculine)
Engel (feminine genitive)
Engels (plural)
Engel (plural)
Engel (masculine nominative singular)
Engel (feminine nominative singular)
Engels (definite nominative plural)
Engel (definite nominative plural)
Engels (genitive masculine singular)
Engel (genitive masculine singular)
Engel (feminine genitive singular)
Engels (definite genitive plural)
Engel (definite genitive plural)
Engel (dative masculine singular)
Engel (dative feminine singular)
Engels (dative definite plural)
Engel (dative definite plural)
Engel (accusative masculine singular)
Engel (accusative feminine singular)
Engels (accusative definite plural)
Engel (accusative definite plural)

Short form of given names beginning with Engel-, such as Engelbert. Also a nickname for someone with an angelic disposition, or for someone living in a house with a sign of an angel.


Fleck

Fleck m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Flecks or (with an article) Fleck, feminine genitive Fleck, plural Flecks)

Flecks (genitive masculine)
Fleck (genitive masculine)
Fleck (feminine genitive)
Flecks (plural)
Fleck (masculine nominative singular)
Fleck (feminine nominative singular)
Flecks (definite nominative plural)
Flecks (genitive masculine singular)
Fleck (genitive masculine singular)
Fleck (feminine genitive singular)
Flecks (definite genitive plural)
Fleck (dative masculine singular)
Fleck (dative feminine singular)
Flecks (dative definite plural)
Fleck (accusative masculine singular)
Fleck (accusative feminine singular)
Flecks (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German vlëc, from Old High German flec, flek, from Proto-Germanic *flekka- (“spot, mark”). Cognate with Dutch vlek, English fleck.


Frank

Frank m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Franks or (with an article) Frank, plural Franks or Frank)

Franks (genitive)
Frank (genitive)
Franks (plural)
Frank (plural)

From Middle High German Franke, from Old High German Franko (“a Frank”). Used in the Middle Ages and revived in the 19th century.


Gross

Gross m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gross' or (with an article) Gross, feminine genitive Gross, plural Gross or Grossens)

Gross' (genitive masculine)
Gross (genitive masculine)
Gross (feminine genitive)
Gross (plural)
Grossens (plural)


Groß

Groß m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Groß' or (with an article) Groß, feminine genitive Groß, plural Groß or Großens)

Groß' (genitive masculine)
Groß (genitive masculine)
Groß (feminine genitive)
Groß (plural)
Großens (plural)
Groß (masculine nominative singular)
Groß (feminine nominative singular)
Groß (definite nominative plural)
Großens (definite nominative plural)
Groß' (genitive masculine singular)
Groß (genitive masculine singular)
Groß (feminine genitive singular)
Groß (definite genitive plural)
Großens (definite genitive plural)
Groß (dative masculine singular)
Groß (dative feminine singular)
Groß (dative definite plural)
Großens (dative definite plural)
Groß (accusative masculine singular)
Groß (accusative feminine singular)
Groß (accusative definite plural)
Großens (accusative definite plural)


Gunter

Gunter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gunters or (with an article) Gunter, feminine genitive Gunter, plural Gunters or Gunter)

Gunters (genitive masculine)
Gunter (genitive masculine)
Gunter (feminine genitive)
Gunters (plural)
Gunter (plural)

From Old High German gund (“battle”) + heri (“army”), from Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.


Heck

Heck m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hecks or (with an article) Heck, feminine genitive Heck, plural Hecks)

Hecks (genitive masculine)
Heck (genitive masculine)
Heck (feminine genitive)
Hecks (plural)
Heck (masculine nominative singular)
Heck (feminine nominative singular)
Hecks (definite nominative plural)
Hecks (genitive masculine singular)
Heck (genitive masculine singular)
Heck (feminine genitive singular)
Hecks (definite genitive plural)
Heck (dative masculine singular)
Heck (dative feminine singular)
Hecks (dative definite plural)
Heck (accusative masculine singular)
Heck (accusative feminine singular)
Hecks (accusative definite plural)

From Middle Low German heck (“wooden fencing”), from Old Saxon *hekki, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju. The sense “back of a ship” because the position of the helmsman in the stern was enclosed by such a fence. Cognate to Dutch hek, English hatch.


Hertz

de-proper noun

Hertz m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hertz' or (with an article) Hertz, feminine genitive Hertz, plural Hertz or Hertzes or Hertzens)

Hertz' (genitive masculine)
Hertz (genitive masculine)
Hertz (feminine genitive)
Hertz (plural)
Hertzes (plural)
Hertzens (plural)

→ English: Hertz

Translingual: Hz


Horn

Horn m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Horns or (with an article) Horn, feminine genitive Horn, plural Horns)

Horns (genitive masculine)
Horn (genitive masculine)
Horn (feminine genitive)
Horns (plural)

From Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic *horn, from Proto-Germanic *hurną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-.
Compare Low German Horn, Hoorn, Hurn; Höärn (Altmärkisch); Häörn (Haön) (Münsterländisch), Dutch hoorn, English horn, Danish horn and Swedish horn.


Hub

de-proper noun

Hub m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hubs or (with an article) Hub, feminine genitive Hub, plural Hubs)

Hubs (genitive masculine)
Hub (genitive masculine)
Hub (feminine genitive)
Hubs (plural)
Hub (masculine nominative singular)
Hub (feminine nominative singular)
Hubs (definite nominative plural)
Hubs (genitive masculine singular)
Hub (genitive masculine singular)
Hub (feminine genitive singular)
Hubs (definite genitive plural)
Hub (dative masculine singular)
Hub (dative feminine singular)
Hubs (dative definite plural)
Hub (accusative masculine singular)
Hub (accusative feminine singular)
Hubs (accusative definite plural)


Kaiser

Kaiser m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kaisers or (with an article) Kaiser, feminine genitive Kaiser, plural Kaisers or Kaiser)

Kaisers (genitive masculine)
Kaiser (genitive masculine)
Kaiser (feminine genitive)
Kaisers (plural)
Kaiser (plural)

From Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisar, keisur, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar (“emperor”), borrowed from Latin Caesar. Doublet of Cäsar and Zar.


Landau

Landau m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Landaus or (with an article) Landau, feminine genitive Landau, plural Landaus)

Landaus (genitive masculine)
Landau (genitive masculine)
Landau (feminine genitive)
Landaus (plural)

From the common West Germanic element *land (“land, territory”) and *auwju (“floodplain”).

a chiefly Jewish surname transferred from the place name


Lang

Lang m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Langs or (with an article) Lang, feminine genitive Lang, plural Langs)

Langs (genitive masculine)
Lang (genitive masculine)
Lang (feminine genitive)
Langs (plural)


Li

Li m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Lis or (with an article) Li, feminine genitive Li, plural Lis)

Lis (genitive masculine)
Li (genitive masculine)
Li (feminine genitive)
Lis (plural)
Li (masculine nominative singular)
Li (feminine nominative singular)
Lis (definite nominative plural)
Lis (genitive masculine singular)
Li (genitive masculine singular)
Li (feminine genitive singular)
Lis (definite genitive plural)
Li (dative masculine singular)
Li (dative feminine singular)
Lis (dative definite plural)
Li (accusative masculine singular)
Li (accusative feminine singular)
Lis (accusative definite plural)

Vergilbte Pappkästen reihen sich darin aneinander. In ihnen liegt die Arbeit von mehr als 100 Jahren Leibniz-Forschung – die Dokumente von Wenchao Lis Vorgängern, den Leitern der Potsdamer Leibniz-Edition: „Darauf kann Deutschland stolz sein“, sagt Li.

2007 August 15th, Juliane Wedemeyer, “Zwischen zwei Welten”, in Tagesspiegel PNN, Homepage:

Yellowed cardboard boxes are lined up next to each other. They contain the work of more than 100 years of Leibniz research – the documents of Wenchao Li’s predecessors, the directors of the Potsdam Leibniz Edition: “Germany can be proud of this,” says Li.

Wenchao Li (born 1957), philosopher, author, and editor


List

List m (proper noun, strong, genitive Lists)

Lists (genitive)
List (nominative singular)
Listen (definite nominative plural)
List (genitive singular)
Listen (definite genitive plural)
List (dative singular)
Listen (dative definite plural)
List (accusative singular)
Listen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German list, from Old High German list, from Proto-West Germanic *listi, from Proto-Germanic *listiz. Cognate with English list (“craft, cunning”), which see for more.


Martin

Martin m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Martins or (with an article) Martin, feminine genitive Martin, plural Martins)

Martins (genitive masculine)
Martin (genitive masculine)
Martin (feminine genitive)
Martins (plural)

From Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).


Mies

de-proper noun

Mies m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Mies' or (with an article) Mies, feminine genitive Mies, plural Mies or Miesens)

Mies' (genitive masculine)
Mies (genitive masculine)
Mies (feminine genitive)
Mies (plural)
Miesens (plural)


Neger

Neger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Negers or (with an article) Neger, feminine genitive Neger, plural Negers or Neger)

Negers (genitive masculine)
Neger (genitive masculine)
Neger (feminine genitive)
Negers (plural)
Neger (plural)


Ohm

Ohm m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Ohms)


Otto

Otto m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ottos or (with an article) Otto, feminine genitive Otto, plural Ottos)

Ottos (genitive masculine)
Otto (genitive masculine)
Otto (feminine genitive)
Ottos (plural)

→ English: Otto

Translingual: Ottoia

Translingual: Ottoiidae

→ Czech: Oto, Ota

→ Danish: Otto

→ Faroese: Otto

→ Finnish: Otto

→ Icelandic: Otto

→ Latvian: Oto

→ Norwegian: Otto

→ Polish: Otton

→ Portuguese: Otto, Oto

→ Slovak: Oto

→ Swedish: Otto

Short form of Old High German compound names beginning with the element ōt (“riches”), such as Ottokar and Otmar, from Proto-West Germanic *aud, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“treasure”). Name of a 10th century German emperor.

Otto: a surname originating as a patronymic


Patzer

Patzer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Patzers or (with an article) Patzer, feminine genitive Patzer, plural Patzers or Patzer)

Patzers (genitive masculine)
Patzer (genitive masculine)
Patzer (feminine genitive)
Patzers (plural)
Patzer (plural)


Rauch

Rauch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rauchs or (with an article) Rauch, feminine genitive Rauch, plural Rauchs)

Rauchs (genitive masculine)
Rauch (genitive masculine)
Rauch (feminine genitive)
Rauchs (plural)

From Middle High German rouch, from Old High German rouh, from Proto-West Germanic *rauki, from Proto-Germanic *raukiz.
Compare Low German Röök, Dutch rook, English reek, Danish røg, Swedish rök. See also riechen, from a related root.


Regen

Regen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Regens or (with an article) Regen, feminine genitive Regen, plural Regens or Regen)

Regens (genitive masculine)
Regen (genitive masculine)
Regen (feminine genitive)
Regens (plural)
Regen (plural)

The river name is the oldest, attested in Latin sources as Regana, Reganum, or Reganus, of unknown further ancestry.

historical German name of the Romanian city of Reghin


Reich

Reich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Reichs or (with an article) Reich, feminine genitive Reich, plural Reichs)

Reichs (genitive masculine)
Reich (genitive masculine)
Reich (feminine genitive)
Reichs (plural)

From Middle High German riche, from Old High German rīhhi (“power, might, empire”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz (“rich, mighty”) (whence also German reich (“rich”)), or a direct borrowing from a Celtic language; compare Old Irish ríge (“rule, kingship”).
Cognates include Old English rīċe (“kingdom, empire”) (obsolete rike), Dutch rijk (“empire, realm”), West Frisian ryk, Danish rige (“empire, realm”), Swedish rike, Icelandic ríki, Lithuanian rikis (“military commander, ruler”), and Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “royalty, kingship, sovereignty, empire”).


Rest

de-proper noun

Rest m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rests or (with an article) Rest, feminine genitive Rest, plural Rests)

Rests (genitive masculine)
Rest (genitive masculine)
Rest (feminine genitive)
Rests (plural)


Ritter

Ritter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ritters or (with an article) Ritter, feminine genitive Ritter, plural Ritters or Ritter)

Ritters (genitive masculine)
Ritter (genitive masculine)
Ritter (feminine genitive)
Ritters (plural)
Ritter (plural)
Ritter (masculine nominative singular)
Ritter (feminine nominative singular)
Ritters (definite nominative plural)
Ritter (definite nominative plural)
Ritters (genitive masculine singular)
Ritter (genitive masculine singular)
Ritter (feminine genitive singular)
Ritters (definite genitive plural)
Ritter (definite genitive plural)
Ritter (dative masculine singular)
Ritter (dative feminine singular)
Ritters (dative definite plural)
Ritter (dative definite plural)
Ritter (accusative masculine singular)
Ritter (accusative feminine singular)
Ritters (accusative definite plural)
Ritter (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German ritter, from Middle Dutch ridder, Flemish byform of rîder, from rîden + -er (equivalent to German reiten + -er).
In Middle High German, both ritter and rīter (whence modern Reiter) were used in the sense of “horseman”, “mounted man-at-arms”, as well as for the (emerging) rank of “knight”, and, by generalisation, any member of the lower nobility. Gradually, both forms were separated semantically (a vocabulary of 1487 has two distinct entries: miles: ritter vs. equester: reitter), and in early modern German a third (similar, though unrelated) form Reuter, from Dutch, was introduced. In this period, Ritter was the term for the class of the German lower nobility, Reuter was the normal word for a cavalryman, and Reiter was rare but sometimes used for “horseman”. From the 18th century, Ritter was gradually replaced by Kavalier, especially with individual noblemen, whereas the collective Ritterschaft remained in use for the class as a whole. Accordingly, Ritter becomes increasingly limited to the historic or romantic/poetic “medieval knight”.


Schwarz

Schwarz m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schwarz' or (with an article) Schwarz, feminine genitive Schwarz, plural Schwarz or Schwarzes or Schwarzens)

Schwarz' (genitive masculine)
Schwarz (genitive masculine)
Schwarz (feminine genitive)
Schwarz (plural)
Schwarzes (plural)
Schwarzens (plural)

From the adjective schwarz, from Middle High German swarz, from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Compare German schwarz, Dutch zwart, English swart.

inh

a common surname transferred from the nickname; variant form Schwartz


Stein

de-proper noun

Stein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Steins or (with an article) Stein, feminine genitive Stein, plural Steins)

Steins (genitive masculine)
Stein (genitive masculine)
Stein (feminine genitive)
Steins (plural)

From Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyh₂-.
Cognate with Yiddish שטיין (shteyn), Dutch steen, Low German Steen, West Frisian stien, Saterland Frisian Steen, English stone, Danish sten, Swedish sten, Norwegian stein, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).

a topographic or surname originating as an occupation


Stern

Stern m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Sterns or (with an article) Stern, feminine genitive Stern, plural Sterns)

Sterns (genitive masculine)
Stern (genitive masculine)
Stern (feminine genitive)
Sterns (plural)

From Middle High German stërne, from Old High German sterno, from Proto-West Germanic *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, *sternô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
See also Dutch ster (“star”), Old English steorra (“star”) (Modern English star), Danish stjerne (“star”), Swedish stjärna (“star”), Icelandic stjarna (“star”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō); also Latin stēlla (“star”), Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) and Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”). Doublet of Aster and Star.


Weber

Weber m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Webers or (with an article) Weber, feminine genitive Weber, plural Webers or Weber)

Webers (genitive masculine)
Weber (genitive masculine)
Weber (feminine genitive)
Webers (plural)
Weber (plural)

From Middle High German webære, from Old High German weberi, equivalent to weben (“to weave”) + -er. Cognate with Luxembourgish Wiewer, English weaver.

a common surname originating as an occupation


Weiß

Weiß m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Weiß' or (with an article) Weiß, feminine genitive Weiß, plural Weiß or Weißens)

Weiß' (genitive masculine)
Weiß (genitive masculine)
Weiß (feminine genitive)
Weiß (plural)
Weißens (plural)
Weiß (masculine nominative singular)
Weiß (feminine nominative singular)
Weiß (definite nominative plural)
Weißens (definite nominative plural)
Weiß' (genitive masculine singular)
Weiß (genitive masculine singular)
Weiß (feminine genitive singular)
Weiß (definite genitive plural)
Weißens (definite genitive plural)
Weiß (dative masculine singular)
Weiß (dative feminine singular)
Weiß (dative definite plural)
Weißens (dative definite plural)
Weiß (accusative masculine singular)
Weiß (accusative feminine singular)
Weiß (accusative definite plural)
Weißens (accusative definite plural)


Winter

Winter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Winters or (with an article) Winter, feminine genitive Winter, plural Winters or Winter)

Winters (genitive masculine)
Winter (genitive masculine)
Winter (feminine genitive)
Winters (plural)
Winter (plural)
Winter (masculine nominative singular)
Winter (feminine nominative singular)
Winters (definite nominative plural)
Winter (definite nominative plural)
Winters (genitive masculine singular)
Winter (genitive masculine singular)
Winter (feminine genitive singular)
Winters (definite genitive plural)
Winter (definite genitive plural)
Winter (dative masculine singular)
Winter (dative feminine singular)
Winters (dative definite plural)
Winter (dative definite plural)
Winter (accusative masculine singular)
Winter (accusative feminine singular)
Winters (accusative definite plural)
Winter (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German winder, winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Compare Dutch winter, English winter, Danish vinter.


Wolf

Wolf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wolfs or (with an article) Wolf, feminine genitive Wolf, plural Wolfs)

Wolfs (genitive masculine)
Wolf (genitive masculine)
Wolf (feminine genitive)
Wolfs (plural)

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Compare Dutch and English wolf, Danish ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs).

a surname transferred from the given name, or as a nickname from the animal; variant form Wolff


Falk

Falk m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Falks or (with an article) Falk, feminine genitive Falk, plural Falks)

Falks (genitive masculine)
Falk (genitive masculine)
Falk (feminine genitive)
Falks (plural)


Guthier

Guthier m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Guthiers or (with an article) Guthier, feminine genitive Guthier, plural Guthiers or Guthier)

Guthiers (genitive masculine)
Guthier (genitive masculine)
Guthier (feminine genitive)
Guthiers (plural)
Guthier (plural)

a surname, whose origins come from French Huguenots fleeing France; probable original name was Gouthier, Germanified by dropping the 'o'


Graf

Graf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Grafs or (with an article) Graf, feminine genitive Graf, plural Grafs)

Grafs (genitive masculine)
Graf (genitive masculine)
Graf (feminine genitive)
Grafs (plural)
Graf (masculine nominative singular)
Graf (feminine nominative singular)
Grafs (definite nominative plural)
Grafs (genitive masculine singular)
Graf (genitive masculine singular)
Graf (feminine genitive singular)
Grafs (definite genitive plural)
Graf (dative masculine singular)
Graf (dative feminine singular)
Grafs (dative definite plural)
Graf (accusative masculine singular)
Graf (accusative feminine singular)
Grafs (accusative definite plural)


Bahr

Bahr m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bahrs or (with an article) Bahr, feminine genitive Bahr, plural Bahrs)

Bahrs (genitive masculine)
Bahr (genitive masculine)
Bahr (feminine genitive)
Bahrs (plural)


Krämer

Krämer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Krämers or (with an article) Krämer, feminine genitive Krämer, plural Krämers or Krämer)

Krämers (genitive masculine)
Krämer (genitive masculine)
Krämer (feminine genitive)
Krämers (plural)
Krämer (plural)


Gutenberg

Gutenberg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gutenbergs or (with an article) Gutenberg, feminine genitive Gutenberg, plural Gutenbergs)

Gutenbergs (genitive masculine)
Gutenberg (genitive masculine)
Gutenberg (feminine genitive)
Gutenbergs (plural)
Gutenberg (masculine nominative singular)
Gutenberg (feminine nominative singular)
Gutenbergs (definite nominative plural)
Gutenbergs (genitive masculine singular)
Gutenberg (genitive masculine singular)
Gutenberg (feminine genitive singular)
Gutenbergs (definite genitive plural)
Gutenberg (dative masculine singular)
Gutenberg (dative feminine singular)
Gutenbergs (dative definite plural)
Gutenberg (accusative masculine singular)
Gutenberg (accusative feminine singular)
Gutenbergs (accusative definite plural)

English: Gutenberg

[ˈɡuːtənˌbɛʁk]


Dach

Dach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Dachs or (with an article) Dach, feminine genitive Dach, plural Dachs)

Dachs (genitive masculine)
Dach (genitive masculine)
Dach (feminine genitive)
Dachs (plural)

Inherited from Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Cognate with German Low German Dack, Yiddish דאַך (dakh), Dutch dak, Afrikaans dak, English thack, thatch, Danish tag, Norwegian Bokmål tak, Norwegian Nynorsk tak, Swedish tak, Polish dach, Belarusian дах (dax), Ukrainian дах (dax). Akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”).


Hase

Hase m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hases or (with an article) Hase, feminine genitive Hase, plural Hases or Hase)

Hases (genitive masculine)
Hase (genitive masculine)
Hase (feminine genitive)
Hases (plural)
Hase (plural)

German and Jewish surname, from the noun meaning "hare" (see Etymology 1 above). Occasionally calqued from Lower Sorbian Zajac, of the same meaning.


Schneider

Schneider m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schneiders or (with an article) Schneider, feminine genitive Schneider, plural Schneiders or Schneider)

Schneiders (genitive masculine)
Schneider (genitive masculine)
Schneider (feminine genitive)
Schneiders (plural)
Schneider (plural)

From Middle High German snīdære, equivalent to schneiden + -er. Compare Yiddish שנײַדער (shnayder), dated Dutch snijder and Afrikaans snyer.


Hauer

Hauer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hauers or (with an article) Hauer, feminine genitive Hauer, plural Hauers or Hauer)

Hauers (genitive masculine)
Hauer (genitive masculine)
Hauer (feminine genitive)
Hauers (plural)
Hauer (plural)

From hauen + -er. Compare Dutch houwer, English hewer.


Bauer

Bauer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bauers or (with an article) Bauer, feminine genitive Bauer, plural Bauers or Bauer)

Bauers (genitive masculine)
Bauer (genitive masculine)
Bauer (feminine genitive)
Bauers (plural)
Bauer (plural)
Bauer (masculine nominative singular)
Bauer (feminine nominative singular)
Bauers (definite nominative plural)
Bauer (definite nominative plural)
Bauers (genitive masculine singular)
Bauer (genitive masculine singular)
Bauer (feminine genitive singular)
Bauers (definite genitive plural)
Bauer (definite genitive plural)
Bauer (dative masculine singular)
Bauer (dative feminine singular)
Bauers (dative definite plural)
Bauer (dative definite plural)
Bauer (accusative masculine singular)
Bauer (accusative feminine singular)
Bauers (accusative definite plural)
Bauer (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German būre, gebūre, from Old High German būr (“peasant”), gibūr, gibūro. All these forms ultimately descend from Proto-West Germanic *būr, itself from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“inhabitant, dweller”). Compare English boor.


Zinn

de-proper noun

Zinn m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zinns or (with an article) Zinn, feminine genitive Zinn, plural Zinns)

Zinns (genitive masculine)
Zinn (genitive masculine)
Zinn (feminine genitive)
Zinns (plural)

Translingual: Zinnia


Wolfram

Wolfram m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wolframs or (with an article) Wolfram, feminine genitive Wolfram, plural Wolframs)

Wolframs (genitive masculine)
Wolfram (genitive masculine)
Wolfram (feminine genitive)
Wolframs (plural)

From Old High German wolf (“wolf”) + hraban (“raven”).


Kümmel

Kümmel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kümmels or (with an article) Kümmel, feminine genitive Kümmel, plural Kümmels or Kümmel)

Kümmels (genitive masculine)
Kümmel (genitive masculine)
Kümmel (feminine genitive)
Kümmels (plural)
Kümmel (plural)

→ Luxembourgish: Kümmel, Kimmel

→ Dutch: kummel

→ English: Kimmel

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: кимељ

Latin script: kimelj

→ Slovene: kímelj

→ Lower Sorbian: kimjel

→ Upper Sorbian: kimjelčka

From Middle High German kümel, kumel, from Old High German kumil, from Proto-West Germanic *kumil (“caraway, cumin (seed)”).


Lorenz

de-proper noun

Lorenz m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Lorenz' or (with an article) Lorenz, feminine genitive Lorenz, plural Lorenz or Lorenzes or Lorenzens)

Lorenz' (genitive masculine)
Lorenz (genitive masculine)
Lorenz (feminine genitive)
Lorenz (plural)
Lorenzes (plural)
Lorenzens (plural)


Schiff

Schiff m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schiffs or (with an article) Schiff, feminine genitive Schiff, plural Schiffs)

Schiffs (genitive masculine)
Schiff (genitive masculine)
Schiff (feminine genitive)
Schiffs (plural)

→ English: Schiff

→ French: Schiff

→ Yiddish: שיף (Schiff)

From Middle High German schif, from Old High German skif (“ship, barrel, vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“ship, hollow object”). The sense “nave” is a semantic loan from Latin nāvis.
Cognate with Low German Schipp, West Frisian skip, Dutch schip, Yiddish שיף (shif), English ship, Danish skib, Swedish skepp. Related also to Lithuanian skiẽbti (“to rip up”), Latvian škibît (“to cut, lop”).

inh

Schiff: a surname originating as an occupation The occupational surname taken up by mariners and boatmen.

a Jewish surname from Yiddish [in turn from German]


Richter

de-proper noun

Richter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Richters or (with an article) Richter, feminine genitive Richter, plural Richters or Richter)

Richters (genitive masculine)
Richter (genitive masculine)
Richter (feminine genitive)
Richters (plural)
Richter (plural)
Richter (masculine nominative singular)
Richter (feminine nominative singular)
Richters (definite nominative plural)
Richter (definite nominative plural)
Richters (genitive masculine singular)
Richter (genitive masculine singular)
Richter (feminine genitive singular)
Richters (definite genitive plural)
Richter (definite genitive plural)
Richter (dative masculine singular)
Richter (dative feminine singular)
Richters (dative definite plural)
Richter (dative definite plural)
Richter (accusative masculine singular)
Richter (accusative feminine singular)
Richters (accusative definite plural)
Richter (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German rihtære, rihter, from Old High German rihtāri. By surface analysis, agent noun of richten. Cognates include Dutch rechter and Old English rihtere.


Bauch

Bauch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bauchs or (with an article) Bauch, feminine genitive Bauch, plural Bauchs)

Bauchs (genitive masculine)
Bauch (genitive masculine)
Bauch (feminine genitive)
Bauchs (plural)

From Middle High German būch, from Old High German būh, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”). More at bouk.


Waage

Waage m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Waages or (with an article) Waage, feminine genitive Waage, plural Waages or Waage)

Waages (genitive masculine)
Waage (genitive masculine)
Waage (feminine genitive)
Waages (plural)
Waage (plural)

From Middle High German wāge, from Old High German wāga, from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu (“scales”). Cognate with Dutch waag, English wey.
The spelling Waage was used alongside Wage since at least the 17th century. As the etymological school of the 19th century favoured single vowels, some doubled spellings like baar, Schooß, Waage were abolished during the reforms of the early 20th century. However, the spelling Waage was standardised again by two decrees from the governments of Austria (March 1927) and Germany (July 1927) in order to avoid the ambiguity between plural Waagen and Wagen (“car[s], carriage[s]”), as for example in Waagenbau (“construction of scales”) versus Wagenbau (“construction of cars”).


Kowalski

Kowalski m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kowalskis or (with an article) Kowalski, feminine genitive Kowalski, plural Kowalskis)

Kowalskis (genitive masculine)
Kowalski (genitive masculine)
Kowalski (feminine genitive)
Kowalskis (plural)


Hahn

Hahn m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hahns or (with an article) Hahn, feminine genitive Hahn, plural Hahns)

Hahns (genitive masculine)
Hahn (genitive masculine)
Hahn (feminine genitive)
Hahns (plural)

From Middle High German hane, from Old High German hano. Compare Dutch haan, Danish hane.

a common surname transferred from the nickname


Nuß

Nuß m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Nuß' or (with an article) Nuß, feminine genitive Nuß, plural Nuß or Nußens)

Nuß' (genitive masculine)
Nuß (genitive masculine)
Nuß (feminine genitive)
Nuß (plural)
Nußens (plural)

Balthasar Nuß


Taube

Taube m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Taubes or (with an article) Taube, feminine genitive Taube, plural Taubes or Taube)

Taubes (genitive masculine)
Taube (genitive masculine)
Taube (feminine genitive)
Taubes (plural)
Taube (plural)
Taube (masculine nominative singular)
Taube (feminine nominative singular)
Taubes (definite nominative plural)
Taube (definite nominative plural)
Taubes (genitive masculine singular)
Taube (genitive masculine singular)
Taube (feminine genitive singular)
Taubes (definite genitive plural)
Taube (definite genitive plural)
Taube (dative masculine singular)
Taube (dative feminine singular)
Taubes (dative definite plural)
Taube (dative definite plural)
Taube (accusative masculine singular)
Taube (accusative feminine singular)
Taubes (accusative definite plural)
Taube (accusative definite plural)


Hummel

Hummel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hummels or (with an article) Hummel, feminine genitive Hummel, plural Hummels or Hummel)

Hummels (genitive masculine)
Hummel (genitive masculine)
Hummel (feminine genitive)
Hummels (plural)
Hummel (plural)

From Middle High German humbel, hummel, from Old High German humbal, humbala, humbalo. Cognate with Dutch hommel, Danish humlebi, Swedish humla. Eventually probably onomatopoeic and related with English hum.
Compare English bumblebee, which has Middle English bombeln ("to buzz") as its first element.

onomatopoeic

onomatopoeic


Kanzler

de-proper noun

Kanzler m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Kanzlers or (with an article) Kanzler, plural Kanzlers or Kanzler)

Kanzlers (genitive)
Kanzler (genitive)
Kanzlers (plural)
Kanzler (plural)

From Middle High German kanzelære, from Old High German canzilāri (ca. 900), borrowed from Late Latin cancellārius, derived from Latin cancellus. By surface analysis, Kanzel + -er, but semantically pertaining more closely to Kanzlei (itself derived from the former). Compare English chancellor.
The use for a head of government developed in a monarchic context from that for a senior administrator. After WWI it was maintained in the newly created republics, particularly as the respective heads of state (Präsident) continued to have far-reaching competences. At least in Germany this is no longer the case, making the title somewhat abstract.


Krabbe

Krabbe m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Krabbes or (with an article) Krabbe, feminine genitive Krabbe, plural Krabbes or Krabbe)

Krabbes (genitive masculine)
Krabbe (genitive masculine)
Krabbe (feminine genitive)
Krabbes (plural)
Krabbe (plural)

Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German krabbe, probably from the root of krabbeln.
Cognate with Dutch krab, English crab, Old Norse krabbi (Norwegian krabbe, Swedish krabba). Root cognate with crawl, scrape. More at crab. Further origin unknown; either from a substrate language, or, if inherited, related to kerben. Compare Latin carabus.


Heide

Heide m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Heides or (with an article) Heide, feminine genitive Heide, plural Heides or Heide)

Heides (genitive masculine)
Heide (genitive masculine)
Heide (feminine genitive)
Heides (plural)
Heide (plural)

From Middle High German heide, from Old High German heida, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþi, from Proto-Germanic *haiþī. More at heath.


Specht

Specht m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Spechts or (with an article) Specht, feminine genitive Specht, plural Spechts)

Spechts (genitive masculine)
Specht (genitive masculine)
Specht (feminine genitive)
Spechts (plural)

From Middle High German specht, from Old High German speht, from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spiktós.


Norden

Norden m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Nordens or (with an article) Norden, feminine genitive Norden, plural Nordens or Norden)

Nordens (genitive masculine)
Norden (genitive masculine)
Norden (feminine genitive)
Nordens (plural)
Norden (plural)


Hirsch

Hirsch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hirschs or (with an article) Hirsch, feminine genitive Hirsch, plural Hirschs)

Hirschs (genitive masculine)
Hirsch (genitive masculine)
Hirsch (feminine genitive)
Hirschs (plural)
Hirsch (masculine nominative singular)
Hirsch (feminine nominative singular)
Hirschs (definite nominative plural)
Hirschs (genitive masculine singular)
Hirsch (genitive masculine singular)
Hirsch (feminine genitive singular)
Hirschs (definite genitive plural)
Hirsch (dative masculine singular)
Hirsch (dative feminine singular)
Hirschs (dative definite plural)
Hirsch (accusative masculine singular)
Hirsch (accusative feminine singular)
Hirschs (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz. Compare Dutch hert, English hart.


Hanf

Hanf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hanfs or (with an article) Hanf, feminine genitive Hanf, plural Hanfs)

Hanfs (genitive masculine)
Hanf (genitive masculine)
Hanf (feminine genitive)
Hanfs (plural)
Hanf (masculine nominative singular)
Hanf (feminine nominative singular)
Hanfs (definite nominative plural)
Hanfs (genitive masculine singular)
Hanf (genitive masculine singular)
Hanf (feminine genitive singular)
Hanfs (definite genitive plural)
Hanf (dative masculine singular)
Hanf (dative feminine singular)
Hanfs (dative definite plural)
Hanf (accusative masculine singular)
Hanf (accusative feminine singular)
Hanfs (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hanef, hanif, hanf, from Old High German hanaf, from Proto-West Germanic *hanapi, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz.
Compare Dutch hennep, English hemp, Danish hamp. Also cognate with Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis), whence the doublet Cannabis.


Schild

Schild m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Schilds or (with an article) Schild, plural Schilds or Schild)

Schilds (genitive)
Schild (genitive)
Schilds (plural)
Schild (plural)
Schild (masculine nominative singular)
Schild (feminine nominative singular)
Schilds (definite nominative plural)
Schilds (genitive masculine singular)
Schild (genitive masculine singular)
Schild (feminine genitive singular)
Schilds (definite genitive plural)
Schild (dative masculine singular)
Schild (dative feminine singular)
Schilds (dative definite plural)
Schild (accusative masculine singular)
Schild (accusative feminine singular)
Schilds (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German schilt m (“shield”) (genitive schiltes or schildes), from Old High German skilt, from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keyt- (“shield, cover”). Cognate with Dutch schild, English shield, Danish skjold.
The -ld- is due to sporadic revoicing, reinforced by unshifted forms in Central and Low German (cf. dulden, Geld etc.). The neuter gender spread southward from Middle Low German schilt. It established itself in general Standard German for the derived sense “sign”, but not for the traditional sense “shield”.


Fichte

de-proper noun

Fichte m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Fichtes or (with an article) Fichte, feminine genitive Fichte, plural Fichtes or Fichte)

Fichtes (genitive masculine)
Fichte (genitive masculine)
Fichte (feminine genitive)
Fichtes (plural)
Fichte (plural)
Fichte (masculine nominative singular)
Fichte (feminine nominative singular)
Fichtes (definite nominative plural)
Fichte (definite nominative plural)
Fichtes (genitive masculine singular)
Fichte (genitive masculine singular)
Fichte (feminine genitive singular)
Fichtes (definite genitive plural)
Fichte (definite genitive plural)
Fichte (dative masculine singular)
Fichte (dative feminine singular)
Fichtes (dative definite plural)
Fichte (dative definite plural)
Fichte (accusative masculine singular)
Fichte (accusative feminine singular)
Fichtes (accusative definite plural)
Fichte (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German viehte, Old High German fiuhta, from Proto-West Germanic *fiuhtijā.


Schnabel

Schnabel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schnabels or (with an article) Schnabel, feminine genitive Schnabel, plural Schnabels or Schnabel)

Schnabels (genitive masculine)
Schnabel (genitive masculine)
Schnabel (feminine genitive)
Schnabels (plural)
Schnabel (plural)

English: Schnabel

From Middle High German snabel, from Old High German snabul, from Proto-Germanic *snabulaz (“snout, muzzle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ksnew- (“to scratch, rub”). Cognate with Dutch snavel, Saterland Frisian Snoabel (“beak, bill”), Old English snofl (“mucus, snivel”).


Trauer

de-proper noun

Trauer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Trauers or (with an article) Trauer, feminine genitive Trauer, plural Trauers or Trauer)

Trauers (genitive masculine)
Trauer (genitive masculine)
Trauer (feminine genitive)
Trauers (plural)
Trauer (plural)

From Middle High German trūre (“mourning”), from Old High German trūrēn (“to mourn”), from Proto-Germanic *dreusaną (“to fall”) or *dreuzagaz (“sad”), both from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break apart”).


Morgenstern

de-proper noun

Morgenstern m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Morgensterns or (with an article) Morgenstern, feminine genitive Morgenstern, plural Morgensterns)

Morgensterns (genitive masculine)
Morgenstern (genitive masculine)
Morgenstern (feminine genitive)
Morgensterns (plural)

/ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌʃtɛʁn/

From Middle High German morgenstern, from Old High German morganstern. Equivalent to Morgen + Stern.


Scheibe

Scheibe m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Scheibes or (with an article) Scheibe, feminine genitive Scheibe, plural Scheibes or Scheibe)

Scheibes (genitive masculine)
Scheibe (genitive masculine)
Scheibe (feminine genitive)
Scheibes (plural)
Scheibe (plural)
Scheibe (masculine nominative singular)
Scheibe (feminine nominative singular)
Scheibes (definite nominative plural)
Scheibe (definite nominative plural)
Scheibes (genitive masculine singular)
Scheibe (genitive masculine singular)
Scheibe (feminine genitive singular)
Scheibes (definite genitive plural)
Scheibe (definite genitive plural)
Scheibe (dative masculine singular)
Scheibe (dative feminine singular)
Scheibes (dative definite plural)
Scheibe (dative definite plural)
Scheibe (accusative masculine singular)
Scheibe (accusative feminine singular)
Scheibes (accusative definite plural)
Scheibe (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German schībe, from Old High German skība, from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, part, divide, separate”). Cognate with Dutch schijf, English shive, sheave, skive, Old Norse skífa.


Fischer

de-proper noun

Fischer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Fischers or (with an article) Fischer, feminine genitive Fischer, plural Fischers or Fischer)

Fischers (genitive masculine)
Fischer (genitive masculine)
Fischer (feminine genitive)
Fischers (plural)
Fischer (plural)

From Middle High German vischære, vischer, from Old High German fiscari, from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz.


Töpfer

Töpfer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Töpfers or (with an article) Töpfer, feminine genitive Töpfer, plural Töpfers or Töpfer)

Töpfers (genitive masculine)
Töpfer (genitive masculine)
Töpfer (feminine genitive)
Töpfers (plural)
Töpfer (plural)


Freud

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Freud m or (referring to a female) f (proper noun, strong, genitive Freuds or (with an article) Freud, plural Freuds or Freud)

Freuds (genitive)
Freud (genitive)
Freuds (plural)
Freud (plural)


Darren

Darren m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Darrens or (with an article) Darren, feminine genitive Darren, plural Darrens or Darren)

Darrens (genitive masculine)
Darren (genitive masculine)
Darren (feminine genitive)
Darrens (plural)
Darren (plural)


König

König m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Königs or (with an article) König, feminine genitive König, plural Königs)

Königs (genitive masculine)
König (genitive masculine)
König (feminine genitive)
Königs (plural)

From Middle High German künec, from Old High German kuning (rarer kunig), from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.
The development Old High German -ning → later -nig is regular (see Pfennig). The modern vocalism -ö- is chiefly Central and Low German; compare Middle Low German köninc, from Old Saxon kuning.
Cognate with Old Dutch kuning (whence Dutch koning), Old English cyning (whence English king), Old Norse konungr (whence e.g. Danish konge). The word was borrowed into non-Germanic languages in Proto-Germanic times: Finnish and Estonian kuningas, Russian князь (knjazʹ).


Zuber

Zuber m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zubers or (with an article) Zuber, feminine genitive Zuber, plural Zubers or Zuber)

Zubers (genitive masculine)
Zuber (genitive masculine)
Zuber (feminine genitive)
Zubers (plural)
Zuber (plural)

From Middle High German zuber, zūber, from Old High German zubar, zwibar.


Haidinger

Haidinger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Haidingers or (with an article) Haidinger, feminine genitive Haidinger, plural Haidingers or Haidinger)

Haidingers (genitive masculine)
Haidinger (genitive masculine)
Haidinger (feminine genitive)
Haidingers (plural)
Haidinger (plural)


Türk

Türk m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Türks or (with an article) Türk, plural Türks or Türk)

Türks (genitive)
Türk (genitive)
Türks (plural)
Türk (plural)

Among ethnic Germans generally from Middle High German Türke (“Turk”). The motive can be any relation to the Ottoman Empire, e.g. a traveller or a soldier who fought either for or against the Ottomans. At times it may also be a pejorative name implying ungodliness. There are isolated cases in which the name has a different origin.
Among Turkish immigrants from Turkish Türk.


Roth

Roth m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Roths or (with an article) Roth, feminine genitive Roth, plural Roths)

Roths (genitive masculine)
Roth (genitive masculine)
Roth (feminine genitive)
Roths (plural)

From Old High German Rote, from rōt (“red”).

a surname transferred from the place name


Wecker

Wecker m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Weckers or (with an article) Wecker, feminine genitive Wecker, plural Weckers or Wecker)

Weckers (genitive masculine)
Wecker (genitive masculine)
Wecker (feminine genitive)
Weckers (plural)
Wecker (plural)

wecken (“to wake”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns)


Kopenhagen

de-proper noun

Kopenhagen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kopenhagens or (with an article) Kopenhagen, feminine genitive Kopenhagen, plural Kopenhagens or Kopenhagen)

Kopenhagens (genitive masculine)
Kopenhagen (genitive masculine)
Kopenhagen (feminine genitive)
Kopenhagens (plural)
Kopenhagen (plural)

From Middle Low German Kôpenhāgen, older Kôpenhāven, Kôpmanhāven, from Old Danish Køp(m)enhafn, Køpmannæhafn. The full form of the name translates to “merchants’ harbour” in both Low German and Danish. More contracted forms appear in both languages alongside, so there is no need to see the development as folk etymology (“buying harbour”, although it may have been intrepreted thus by Low German speakers at a later stage).


Sänger

Sänger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Sängers or (with an article) Sänger, feminine genitive Sänger, plural Sängers or Sänger)

Sängers (genitive masculine)
Sänger (genitive masculine)
Sänger (feminine genitive)
Sängers (plural)
Sänger (plural)

Switzerland, some of Bavaria and Austria

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Inherited from Middle High German senger, from Old High German sangāri; Sang + -er.


Blissenbach

de-proper noun

Blissenbach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Blissenbachs or (with an article) Blissenbach, feminine genitive Blissenbach, plural Blissenbachs)

Blissenbachs (genitive masculine)
Blissenbach (genitive masculine)
Blissenbach (feminine genitive)
Blissenbachs (plural)
Blissenbach (masculine nominative singular)
Blissenbach (feminine nominative singular)
Blissenbachs (definite nominative plural)
Blissenbachs (genitive masculine singular)
Blissenbach (genitive masculine singular)
Blissenbach (feminine genitive singular)
Blissenbachs (definite genitive plural)
Blissenbach (dative masculine singular)
Blissenbach (dative feminine singular)
Blissenbachs (dative definite plural)
Blissenbach (accusative masculine singular)
Blissenbach (accusative feminine singular)
Blissenbachs (accusative definite plural)

a German surname with several clusters of use, the densest being in the Rhineland; spread to France and USA; most likely derived from a village and/or creek name Blissenbach in the Bergish Land


Hamm

Hamm m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hamms or (with an article) Hamm, feminine genitive Hamm, plural Hamms)

Hamms (genitive masculine)
Hamm (genitive masculine)
Hamm (feminine genitive)
Hamms (plural)

From Middle Low German ham, hamm (“land enclosed by a river”); cognate with Old English hamm (“enclosure”).

a topographic or habitational surname with an etymology similar to that of English Hamm


Berber

Berber m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Berbers or (with an article) Berber, feminine genitive Berber, plural Berbers or Berber)

Berbers (genitive masculine)
Berber (genitive masculine)
Berber (feminine genitive)
Berbers (plural)
Berber (plural)


Kohl

Kohl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kohls or (with an article) Kohl, feminine genitive Kohl, plural Kohls)

Kohls (genitive masculine)
Kohl (genitive masculine)
Kohl (feminine genitive)
Kohls (plural)
Kohl (masculine nominative singular)
Kohl (feminine nominative singular)
Kohls (definite nominative plural)
Kohls (genitive masculine singular)
Kohl (genitive masculine singular)
Kohl (feminine genitive singular)
Kohls (definite genitive plural)
Kohl (dative masculine singular)
Kohl (dative feminine singular)
Kohls (dative definite plural)
Kohl (accusative masculine singular)
Kohl (accusative feminine singular)
Kohls (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kōl, kōlo, kōli, ultimatively from Latin caulis.

a surname originating as an occupation for a grower or seller of cabbages


Becher

Becher m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bechers or (with an article) Becher, feminine genitive Becher, plural Bechers or Becher)

Bechers (genitive masculine)
Becher (genitive masculine)
Becher (feminine genitive)
Bechers (plural)
Becher (plural)

From Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Proto-West Germanic *bikārī. Displaced native Stauf in Early New High German. Cognate with English beaker.


Kolar

Kolar m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kolars or (with an article) Kolar, feminine genitive Kolar, plural Kolars)

Kolars (genitive masculine)
Kolar (genitive masculine)
Kolar (feminine genitive)
Kolars (plural)

From Czech Kolář, from kolář (“wheelwright”).


Koch

Koch m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Kochs or (with an article) Koch, plural Kochs)

Kochs (genitive)
Koch (genitive)
Kochs (plural)
Koch (masculine nominative singular)
Koch (feminine nominative singular)
Kochs (definite nominative plural)
Kochs (genitive masculine singular)
Koch (genitive masculine singular)
Koch (feminine genitive singular)
Kochs (definite genitive plural)
Koch (dative masculine singular)
Koch (dative feminine singular)
Kochs (dative definite plural)
Koch (accusative masculine singular)
Koch (accusative feminine singular)
Kochs (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German koch, from Old High German choch, from Proto-West Germanic *kok (“a cook”).


Stroh

Stroh m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Strohs or (with an article) Stroh, feminine genitive Stroh, plural Strohs)

Strohs (genitive masculine)
Stroh (genitive masculine)
Stroh (feminine genitive)
Strohs (plural)

English: Stroh

From Middle High German strō, from Old High German strō. Cognate with Old Norse strá, Old English streaw, Dutch stroo, English straw.


Bürger

Bürger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bürgers or (with an article) Bürger, feminine genitive Bürger, plural Bürgers or Bürger)

Bürgers (genitive masculine)
Bürger (genitive masculine)
Bürger (feminine genitive)
Bürgers (plural)
Bürger (plural)
Bürger (masculine nominative singular)
Bürger (feminine nominative singular)
Bürgers (definite nominative plural)
Bürger (definite nominative plural)
Bürgers (genitive masculine singular)
Bürger (genitive masculine singular)
Bürger (feminine genitive singular)
Bürgers (definite genitive plural)
Bürger (definite genitive plural)
Bürger (dative masculine singular)
Bürger (dative feminine singular)
Bürgers (dative definite plural)
Bürger (dative definite plural)
Bürger (accusative masculine singular)
Bürger (accusative feminine singular)
Bürgers (accusative definite plural)
Bürger (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German burger, burgære, from Old High German burgāri. By surface analysis, Burg + -er.


Kellner

Kellner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kellners or (with an article) Kellner, feminine genitive Kellner, plural Kellners or Kellner)

Kellners (genitive masculine)
Kellner (genitive masculine)
Kellner (feminine genitive)
Kellners (plural)
Kellner (plural)

From Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius (“(wine) cellar administrator”), from Late Latin cellārium (“pantry”), with influence of Keller.


Reimer

de-proper noun

Reimer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Reimers or (with an article) Reimer, feminine genitive Reimer, plural Reimers or Reimer)

Reimers (genitive masculine)
Reimer (genitive masculine)
Reimer (feminine genitive)
Reimers (plural)
Reimer (plural)

Reduced from Reinmar, ultimately from a Germanic name corresponding to *raginą (“counsel”) + *mēraz (“famous”).
In the original form Reimer is a given name. It first recorded in tax lien registry in 1283. With the property referenced in this registry, the village of Sehestedt was founded.


Knopf

Knopf m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Knopfs or Knopf, plural Knopfs or Knopfens)

Knopfs (genitive)
Knopf (genitive)
Knopfs (plural)
Knopfens (plural)

From Middle High German knopf, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic *knuppaz (“lump, clod”). Cognate with Hunsrik Knopp, Luxembourgish Knapp, Dutch knoop.


Bernstein

Bernstein m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Bernsteins or (with an article) Bernstein, plural Bernsteins or Bernstein)

Bernsteins (genitive)
Bernstein (genitive)
Bernsteins (plural)
Bernstein (plural)
Bernstein (masculine nominative singular)
Bernstein (feminine nominative singular)
Bernsteins (definite nominative plural)
Bernsteins (genitive masculine singular)
Bernstein (genitive masculine singular)
Bernstein (feminine genitive singular)
Bernsteins (definite genitive plural)
Bernstein (dative masculine singular)
Bernstein (dative feminine singular)
Bernsteins (dative definite plural)
Bernstein (accusative masculine singular)
Bernstein (accusative feminine singular)
Bernsteins (accusative definite plural)

→ English: Bernstein

→ French: Bernstein

→ Hungarian: Bernstein

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→ Chinese: → 伯恩斯坦 (Bó'ēnsītǎn) (transliteration)

In some cases from etymology 1, in others probably from Bär (“bear”) + Stein or perhaps yet other words. Also compare Barenstein , Berenstein and Bärenstein.

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Siegel

de-proper noun

Siegel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Siegels or (with an article) Siegel, feminine genitive Siegel, plural Siegels or Siegel)

Siegels (genitive masculine)
Siegel (genitive masculine)
Siegel (feminine genitive)
Siegels (plural)
Siegel (plural)

From Middle High German sigel and Middle Low German seg(g)el, both from Latin sigillum. Compare Dutch zegel.


Luther

Luther m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Luthers or (with an article) Luther, feminine genitive Luther, plural Luthers or Luther)

Luthers (genitive masculine)
Luther (genitive masculine)
Luther (feminine genitive)
Luthers (plural)
Luther (plural)

From an Old High German given name composed of liut (“people”) and heri (“army”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Liudiharjaz, from *liudiz + *harjaz.


Biber

Biber m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bibers or (with an article) Biber, feminine genitive Biber, plural Bibers or Biber)

Bibers (genitive masculine)
Biber (genitive masculine)
Biber (feminine genitive)
Bibers (plural)
Biber (plural)
Biber (masculine nominative singular)
Biber (feminine nominative singular)
Bibers (definite nominative plural)
Biber (definite nominative plural)
Bibers (genitive masculine singular)
Biber (genitive masculine singular)
Biber (feminine genitive singular)
Bibers (definite genitive plural)
Biber (definite genitive plural)
Biber (dative masculine singular)
Biber (dative feminine singular)
Bibers (dative definite plural)
Biber (dative definite plural)
Biber (accusative masculine singular)
Biber (accusative feminine singular)
Bibers (accusative definite plural)
Biber (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German biber, Old High German bibar, bibur, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (“beaver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.

a surname transferred from the nickname, variant of Bieber


Birke

Birke m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Birkes or (with an article) Birke, plural Birkes or Birke)

Birkes (genitive)
Birke (genitive)
Birkes (plural)
Birke (plural)

From Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, bircha, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā.
The Old High German variant birihha shows a svarabhakti vowel; if continued it would have led to modern *Birche (compare Kirche). Cognate to Dutch berk, Low German Bark, English birch, Swedish björk.


Busch

Busch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Buschs or (with an article) Busch, feminine genitive Busch, plural Buschs)

Buschs (genitive masculine)
Busch (genitive masculine)
Busch (feminine genitive)
Buschs (plural)
Busch (masculine nominative singular)
Busch (feminine nominative singular)
Buschs (definite nominative plural)
Buschs (genitive masculine singular)
Busch (genitive masculine singular)
Busch (feminine genitive singular)
Buschs (definite genitive plural)
Busch (dative masculine singular)
Busch (dative feminine singular)
Buschs (dative definite plural)
Busch (accusative masculine singular)
Busch (accusative feminine singular)
Buschs (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German busch, bosch, from Old High German busk, from Proto-West Germanic *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. Compare Dutch bos, English bush, Danish busk.


Breite

Breite m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Breites or (with an article) Breite, feminine genitive Breite, plural Breites or Breite)

Breites (genitive masculine)
Breite (genitive masculine)
Breite (feminine genitive)
Breites (plural)
Breite (plural)

From Middle High German breite, from Old High German breitī, from Proto-Germanic *braidį̄. Analysable as breit + -e. Compare English breadth.


Eimer

Eimer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Eimers or (with an article) Eimer, feminine genitive Eimer, plural Eimers or Eimer)

Eimers (genitive masculine)
Eimer (genitive masculine)
Eimer (feminine genitive)
Eimers (plural)
Eimer (plural)


Fink

Fink m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Finks or (with an article) Fink, feminine genitive Fink, plural Finks)

Finks (genitive masculine)
Fink (genitive masculine)
Fink (feminine genitive)
Finks (plural)
Fink (masculine nominative singular)
Fink (feminine nominative singular)
Finks (definite nominative plural)
Finks (genitive masculine singular)
Fink (genitive masculine singular)
Fink (feminine genitive singular)
Finks (definite genitive plural)
Fink (dative masculine singular)
Fink (dative feminine singular)
Finks (dative definite plural)
Fink (accusative masculine singular)
Fink (accusative feminine singular)
Finks (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German vinke, from Old High German finco.


Forst

Forst m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Forsts or (with an article) Forst, feminine genitive Forst, plural Forsts)

Forsts (genitive masculine)
Forst (genitive masculine)
Forst (feminine genitive)
Forsts (plural)

From Middle High German forst~vorst, from Old High German forst, likely from Proto-West Germanic *furhiþi. Cognate with English forest.


Geisel

Geisel m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Geisels or (with an article) Geisel, plural Geisels or Geisel)

Geisels (genitive)
Geisel (genitive)
Geisels (plural)
Geisel (plural)


Gier

Gier m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Giers or (with an article) Gier, feminine genitive Gier, plural Giers or Gier)

Giers (genitive masculine)
Gier (genitive masculine)
Gier (feminine genitive)
Giers (plural)
Gier (plural)

From Middle High German gir, from Old High German giri. The surname is from the noun, though it is also a Low German form of Geyer and in some personal name shortenings related to the ancient *gaiʀ (“spear”) as in Gerhardt.


Groll

Groll m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Grolls or (with an article) Groll, feminine genitive Groll, plural Grolls)

Grolls (genitive masculine)
Groll (genitive masculine)
Groll (feminine genitive)
Grolls (plural)
Groll (masculine nominative singular)
Groll (feminine nominative singular)
Grolls (definite nominative plural)
Grolls (genitive masculine singular)
Groll (genitive masculine singular)
Groll (feminine genitive singular)
Grolls (definite genitive plural)
Groll (dative masculine singular)
Groll (dative feminine singular)
Grolls (dative definite plural)
Groll (accusative masculine singular)
Groll (accusative feminine singular)
Grolls (accusative definite plural)


Götze

Götze m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Götzes or (with an article) Götze, feminine genitive Götze, plural Götzes or Götze)

Götzes (genitive masculine)
Götze (genitive masculine)
Götze (feminine genitive)
Götzes (plural)
Götze (plural)

Attested from the 15th century, in the 14th in the compound götzenträger for "icon".
In the 15th and 16th centuries a term for "cast image", and more generally for "image, likeness". In the 15th century used in the sense of "fool, stupid person", presumably influenced by Götz, a short form of the given name Gottfried. Grimm cites a folk song collected by Uhland (1881), based on a manuscript dated to 1603, where götze takes the meaning of kobold as evidence that this may have been the original sense.
The meaning of "false god, idol" is due to Luther. Early usage in Luther is in the sense of "mask" or "mummer", especially of clerics as the "masks" of the pope, or the pope as "mask" of the devil; later, Luther moves away from this usage and begins using the word as a synonym of Abgott "false god".


Hebel

Hebel m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Hebels or (with an article) Hebel, plural Hebels or Hebel)

Hebels (genitive)
Hebel (genitive)
Hebels (plural)
Hebel (plural)

From Middle High German hebel, from Old High German *hebil, from Proto-Germanic *habilaz. By surface analysis, heben + -el. Cognate with Middle Low German hēvel, Middle English hevel, heveld.


Jäger

Jäger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Jägers or (with an article) Jäger, feminine genitive Jäger, plural Jägers or Jäger)

Jägers (genitive masculine)
Jäger (genitive masculine)
Jäger (feminine genitive)
Jägers (plural)
Jäger (plural)


Keller

Keller m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kellers or (with an article) Keller, feminine genitive Keller, plural Kellers or Keller)

Kellers (genitive masculine)
Keller (genitive masculine)
Keller (feminine genitive)
Kellers (plural)
Keller (plural)
Keller (masculine nominative singular)
Keller (feminine nominative singular)
Kellers (definite nominative plural)
Keller (definite nominative plural)
Kellers (genitive masculine singular)
Keller (genitive masculine singular)
Keller (feminine genitive singular)
Kellers (definite genitive plural)
Keller (definite genitive plural)
Keller (dative masculine singular)
Keller (dative feminine singular)
Kellers (dative definite plural)
Keller (dative definite plural)
Keller (accusative masculine singular)
Keller (accusative feminine singular)
Kellers (accusative definite plural)
Keller (accusative definite plural)


Müller

Müller m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Müllers or (with an article) Müller, feminine genitive Müller, plural Müllers or Müller)

Müllers (genitive masculine)
Müller (genitive masculine)
Müller (feminine genitive)
Müllers (plural)
Müller (plural)

From Middle High German mülnære, from Old High German mulināri.


Pfahl

Pfahl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Pfahls or (with an article) Pfahl, feminine genitive Pfahl, plural Pfahls)

Pfahls (genitive masculine)
Pfahl (genitive masculine)
Pfahl (feminine genitive)
Pfahls (plural)

From Old High German pfāl, from Latin pālus.


Schäfer

Schäfer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schäfers or (with an article) Schäfer, feminine genitive Schäfer, plural Schäfers or Schäfer)

Schäfers (genitive masculine)
Schäfer (genitive masculine)
Schäfer (feminine genitive)
Schäfers (plural)
Schäfer (plural)

→ English: Schaefer, Schafer

From Middle High German schæfære, from late Old High German scāphāre. Equivalent to Schaf (“sheep”) + -er. Compare Dutch schaper, scheper.

a surname originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Shepherd


Schmalz

Schmalz m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Schmalz' or Schmalzens or (with an article) Schmalz, plural Schmalz or Schmalzens)

Schmalz' (genitive)
Schmalzens (genitive)
Schmalz (genitive)
Schmalz (plural)
Schmalzens (plural)
Schmalz (masculine nominative singular)
Schmalz (feminine nominative singular)
Schmalz (definite nominative plural)
Schmalzes (definite nominative plural)
Schmalzens (definite nominative plural)
Schmalz' (genitive masculine singular)
Schmalz (genitive masculine singular)
Schmalz (feminine genitive singular)
Schmalz (definite genitive plural)
Schmalzes (definite genitive plural)
Schmalzens (definite genitive plural)
Schmalz (dative masculine singular)
Schmalz (dative feminine singular)
Schmalz (dative definite plural)
Schmalzes (dative definite plural)
Schmalzens (dative definite plural)
Schmalz (accusative masculine singular)
Schmalz (accusative feminine singular)
Schmalz (accusative definite plural)
Schmalzes (accusative definite plural)
Schmalzens (accusative definite plural)

Attested in the 13th century in Schleswig-Holstein, thought to derive from Middle Low German smal (“small”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Compare the English surname Small, Smalls.

Valentin Schmalz (1572–1622), German Socinian theologian


Schmied

Schmied m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schmieds or (with an article) Schmied, feminine genitive Schmied, plural Schmieds)

Schmieds (genitive masculine)
Schmied (genitive masculine)
Schmied (feminine genitive)
Schmieds (plural)

From Middle High German smit, from Old High German smid. Compare Dutch smid, English smith, Norwegian smed.

a surname originating as an occupation, variant of Schmidt or Schmitt


Schuster

Schuster m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schusters or (with an article) Schuster, feminine genitive Schuster, plural Schusters or Schuster)

Schusters (genitive masculine)
Schuster (genitive masculine)
Schuster (feminine genitive)
Schusters (plural)
Schuster (plural)

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From Middle High German schuochsūtære, from Old High German *skuohsūteri, from Proto-West Germanic *skōhasūtārī (“shoemaker”).


Speicher

de-proper noun

Speicher m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Speichers or (with an article) Speicher, feminine genitive Speicher, plural Speichers or Speicher)

Speichers (genitive masculine)
Speicher (genitive masculine)
Speicher (feminine genitive)
Speichers (plural)
Speicher (plural)

From Middle High German spīcher, from Old High German spīhhāri, from Proto-West Germanic *spīkārī, borrowed from Late Latin spīcārium.


Stich

Stich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Stichs or (with an article) Stich, feminine genitive Stich, plural Stichs)

Stichs (genitive masculine)
Stich (genitive masculine)
Stich (feminine genitive)
Stichs (plural)

From Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki (“puncture, prick”).
Cognate with Dutch steek (“prick, stitch”), English stitch (“needlework”), Old English stician (“stick, stab, pierce, prick”).


Strauß

de-proper noun

Strauß m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Strauß' or (with an article) Strauß, feminine genitive Strauß, plural Strauß or Straußens)

Strauß' (genitive masculine)
Strauß (genitive masculine)
Strauß (feminine genitive)
Strauß (plural)
Straußens (plural)
Strauß (masculine nominative singular)
Strauß (feminine nominative singular)
Strauß (definite nominative plural)
Straußens (definite nominative plural)
Strauß' (genitive masculine singular)
Strauß (genitive masculine singular)
Strauß (feminine genitive singular)
Strauß (definite genitive plural)
Straußens (definite genitive plural)
Strauß (dative masculine singular)
Strauß (dative feminine singular)
Strauß (dative definite plural)
Straußens (dative definite plural)
Strauß (accusative masculine singular)
Strauß (accusative feminine singular)
Strauß (accusative definite plural)
Straußens (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German strūz (“shrub, tuft”).


Wahl

de-proper noun

Wahl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wahls or (with an article) Wahl, feminine genitive Wahl, plural Wahls)

Wahls (genitive masculine)
Wahl (genitive masculine)
Wahl (feminine genitive)
Wahls (plural)

From Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *walą.


Wirt

Wirt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wirts or (with an article) Wirt, feminine genitive Wirt, plural Wirts)

Wirts (genitive masculine)
Wirt (genitive masculine)
Wirt (feminine genitive)
Wirts (plural)

From Middle High German wirt, wiert, wurt, wert, from Old High German wirt (“host”), from Proto-Germanic *werduz. Cognate with English ward, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wairdus), Dutch waard, Danish vært and Swedish värd. The sense “caretaker; someone responsible”, which is found in compounds, developed from the sense of “host; innkeeper” due to the latter's responsibilities for his guests. However, in many cases this use is based on a backformation from Wirtschaft (“economy”), particularly in academic titles like Betriebswirt, Volkswirt.


Homberg

Homberg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hombergs or (with an article) Homberg, feminine genitive Homberg, plural Hombergs)

Hombergs (genitive masculine)
Homberg (genitive masculine)
Homberg (feminine genitive)
Hombergs (plural)
Homberg (masculine nominative singular)
Homberg (feminine nominative singular)
Hombergs (definite nominative plural)
Hombergs (genitive masculine singular)
Homberg (genitive masculine singular)
Homberg (feminine genitive singular)
Hombergs (definite genitive plural)
Homberg (dative masculine singular)
Homberg (dative feminine singular)
Hombergs (dative definite plural)
Homberg (accusative masculine singular)
Homberg (accusative feminine singular)
Hombergs (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German, equivalent to hohem Berg (dative, literally “high mountain”).

a habitational surname transferred from the place name