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Could anyone please help me with origin and meaning of my surname? I'm pretty sure it's German, but the closest result i can find is Engelbert.
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Engelbrekt was also used in Sweden
There is a famous Swedish freedom fighter, Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (killed 1436). Of course, he had probably German roots.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
There is a famous Swedish freedom fighter, Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (killed 1436). Of course, he had probably German roots.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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Engel = 'angel';Brekt = 'bright'.It was a common habit of the old Scandinavians and Germanic tribes to combine elements such as 'hard', 'bright','worth'etc into the naming of people, things and places,eg; "coward".You can read it either as "cow-ward(en)" or "cow-hard".
Does the name Engelbert sound familiar?It should,it means the same thing and may also be read as "Angel-born",where "Bert" means "birth".Wasn't Engelbert Humperdinck a freedom fighter long before his name was lifted by some cheesey sixties singer? S.
Does the name Engelbert sound familiar?It should,it means the same thing and may also be read as "Angel-born",where "Bert" means "birth".Wasn't Engelbert Humperdinck a freedom fighter long before his name was lifted by some cheesey sixties singer? S.
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Engelbrecht is the same as Engelbert.
For the meaning, see here:
http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=engelbert&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or
For the meaning, see here:
http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=engelbert&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or
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