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Help[Surname] Re: Meaning of Zinkl?
in reply to a message by A. Zinkl
At the moment this surname exists in Germany. in the past it existed also in Germany and in Bohemia (Chech Republic).
In Germany it seems to be a rather regional surname, less than 1000 persons.
It doesn't appear in any dictionary.
In Germany it seems to be a rather regional surname, less than 1000 persons.
It doesn't appear in any dictionary.
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Grimm's Woerterbuch contains 4 meanings for 'Zinkel':
1. young, flexible tree-branch ('Zinken' means branch)
2. cowbell
3. 'Emporbuehne', no idea what that is
4. a type of leather bag
http://www.dwb.uni-trier.de/index.html
1. young, flexible tree-branch ('Zinken' means branch)
2. cowbell
3. 'Emporbuehne', no idea what that is
4. a type of leather bag
http://www.dwb.uni-trier.de/index.html
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emporbuehne
Empor is a gallery
Buehne (usually spelled with umlauts instead of an e) refers to a theatrical stage
So my guess is Emporbuehne would mean a gallery stage.
Empor is a gallery
Buehne (usually spelled with umlauts instead of an e) refers to a theatrical stage
So my guess is Emporbuehne would mean a gallery stage.
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I guess Buehne is here used in the sense of 'Geruest, Gebaelk', because it specifically means a wooden gallery inside a church with additional seating area for the congregation ('Empore').
Not a likely source for a surname but I suppose nothing is impossible...
Not a likely source for a surname but I suppose nothing is impossible...
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But I wonder if Zinkl is not a bohemian surname of Slavic origin.
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