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Hi Raymond,

Anterhaus looks German. I don't know anything about the "anter"-part, but "haus" means "house".

Feuerhahn is a German surname which comes from Old High German "fiur" (fire) and "hano" (cock).

Goldhirsch isn't used as a surname in Germany even if it looks German. It means 'golden stag'.

Hammer is a German surname which comes from Middle High German "hamer" (hammer).

I've no good idea about Heinbokel, which is a German surname. "Hein" is a short form of the first name "Heinrich" (Henry in English) and Bokel is a place name in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia.... but I don't know if the name Heinbokel has got anything to do with them...

Kientzel is a southern German pet form of Künz/Kunz which are short forms for the first name Konrad which comes from Old High German "kuoni" (brave, bold) and "rat" (counsel).

Kleist is a German surname which comes from the place name Kleist in Pomerania (now Poland).

Leimkuehler looks like a variation of Lehmkuhl which is a place name in Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia and Lehmkuhlen which is a place name in Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Both names come from Middle Low German "lem" (loam, clay) and "kule" (pit, hollow, hole).

Oelklaus seems to be German as well... Oel/Öl is German for 'oil' and Klaus is a German short form of Nikolaus (Nicholas in English).

Oelschläger is a German surname coming from an occupational name. Middle High German "öl(e)/ol(e)" (oil) and "slaher" (beater, whisker).

Wragge could be a form of the German surname Wrage which comes from the Middle Low German word "wrak" (damaged, unfit).

Regards, Satu

• Anterhaus, Feuerhahn, Goldhirsch, Hammer, Heinbokel, Kientzel, Kleist, Leimkuehler, Oelklaus, Oelschlaeger, Wragge - Raymond  Sep 7 2003, 1:19:09 PM
  • Re: Anterhaus, Feuerhahn, Goldhirsch, Hammer, Heinbokel, Kientzel, Kleist, Leimkuehler, Oelklaus, Oelschlaeger, Wragge - Satu  Sep 26 2003, 3:24:08 PM
    • Re: Leimkuehler, - Jill Leimkuehler  Apr 13 2004, 12:54:29 PM
    • Re: Anterhaus, Feuerhahn, Goldhirsch, Hammer, Heinbokel, Kientzel, Kleist, Leimkuehler, Oelklaus, Oelschlaeger, Wragge - eric oelkaus  Mar 18 2004, 4:14:00 PM