| Subject: |
Re: Stortenbeker |
| Author: |
Andy ;—) (guest, 84.166.200.198) |
| Date: |
September 29, 2007 at 6:37:55 AM |
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Stortenbeker by Louise |
Störte(n)be(c)ker is a German surname. It contains a whole sentence: "(Ich) stürze den Becher" (I gulp down the cup). It probably started out as a nickname for a drinker.
Th pirate Klaus Störtebeker from Wismar was beheaded in 1401 in Hamburg.
Source: Rosa und Volker Kohlheim, Familiennamen, DUDEN Mannheim, 2000
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- Stortenbeker - Louise Sep 29 2007, 12:48:48 AM
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