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Subject: Anterhaus, Feuerhahn, Goldhirsch, Hammer, Heinbokel, Kientzel, Kleist, Leimkuehler, Oelklaus, Oelschlaeger, Wragge
Author: Raymond   (guest, 64.12.97.6)
Date: September 7, 2003 at 1:19:09 PM
Can anybody tell me the origins & meanings of : Anterhaus, Feuerhahn, Goldhirsch, Hammer, Heinbokel, Kientzel, Kleist, Leimkuehler, Oelklaus, Oelschlaeger, Wragge ?

Anterhaus, Feuerhahn, Heinbokel, Kientzel, Kleist, Leimkuehler, Oelklaus, & Oelschlaeger are definitely German. What do they mean ?

Hammer looks like it might be German & Jewish. What does it mean ?

Goldhirsch looks like it might be German, Jewish, or Irish. What soes it mean ?

According to www.vitalog.net, Wragge is German & it means: grumpy person. When I looked in a surname book at the library, it stated that Wragge is English & Irish. What is the true origin of Wragge, & what does it mean ?
Can anybody tell me the origins & meanings of all of these names ?

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