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2/10/2024, 11:13 AM General9696
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Name Buxtehude
Type Surname (from location)
Usage German, Low German
Pronounced Pron. BUWKS-tə-hoo-də(German)
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

From the name of the town of Buxtehude in Lower Saxony, Germany. A famous bearer of this surname was the German-Danish Baroque composer and organist Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707).
Added 2/10/2024 by General9696