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Help[Surname] Re: Origin of Walpeter
in reply to a message by krysia
Since you haven't gotten another reply, I thought I'd take an educated guess ...
It's best if separate the syllables.and check in German. It is definitely been Americanized so you'll likley have to live with a best guess.
Wal- in German can mean a few things. Yes, it can be a wall like we have in English, but it can also mean a representative, such as a lawyer or an advocate. That makes sense.
Wal- is also often a root in many words that mean foreigner such as we find in Wales, Welch, Walsh and Wallach ...sort of "beyond the wall" if you will ...
-peter in almost all senses, unless there is some soundex mistake, would mean earth, land, ground, property, etc.
So take this where you will ...it's never a perfect science ...
Peter
It's best if separate the syllables.and check in German. It is definitely been Americanized so you'll likley have to live with a best guess.
Wal- in German can mean a few things. Yes, it can be a wall like we have in English, but it can also mean a representative, such as a lawyer or an advocate. That makes sense.
Wal- is also often a root in many words that mean foreigner such as we find in Wales, Welch, Walsh and Wallach ...sort of "beyond the wall" if you will ...
-peter in almost all senses, unless there is some soundex mistake, would mean earth, land, ground, property, etc.
So take this where you will ...it's never a perfect science ...
Peter
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