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12/30/2023, 4:32 PM Paradiso36
4/22/2023, 1:02 PM Paradiso36

Name Lichtenstein
Type Surname (from location & ornamental)
Usage German, Jewish
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

habitational name from any of several places called Liechtenstein from Middle High German lieht "bright" and stein "stone rock". All take their name from a castle which formed the original settlement. Jewish artificial name composed of German licht "light" and stein "rock stone".
Added 4/22/2023 by Paradiso36