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Help[Surname] Re: But what does SPIELDENNER mean? (nt)
in reply to a message by Andy ;—)
Some outlandish thoughts on Spieldenner.
An old German dictionary of mine has the word DENER, which it explains as "denarius". Now I don't think the Germans ever had a coin called a denarius, but I'm open to correction.
However, this word, in various forms, seems to have kicked around Europe and been used to signify money, or sometimes a coin of a certain value. Examples - dinero, Spanish for "money"; denaro, something simlar in Italian; dinar, the currency of the dimembered Yugoslav Republic; deaner, English slang for a shilling.
Could dener have been used in Germany, or parts of Germany, as an everyday word for money, or a particular sum of money? If so Spiel-Dener might be a nickname for a gambler. I'm thinking for comparison of an English surname, Wimpenny, which means "win penny".
Incidentally I've checked for the spelling Spieldener on the web, with positive results.
An old German dictionary of mine has the word DENER, which it explains as "denarius". Now I don't think the Germans ever had a coin called a denarius, but I'm open to correction.
However, this word, in various forms, seems to have kicked around Europe and been used to signify money, or sometimes a coin of a certain value. Examples - dinero, Spanish for "money"; denaro, something simlar in Italian; dinar, the currency of the dimembered Yugoslav Republic; deaner, English slang for a shilling.
Could dener have been used in Germany, or parts of Germany, as an everyday word for money, or a particular sum of money? If so Spiel-Dener might be a nickname for a gambler. I'm thinking for comparison of an English surname, Wimpenny, which means "win penny".
Incidentally I've checked for the spelling Spieldener on the web, with positive results.
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