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[Surname] Re: Gestetner
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Very strange. Anyway, according to Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary, Gestetner is from Middle High German gestete 'river bank'.
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Thanks :D
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My Maiden name is Gestetner. Out of boredom, I decided to check out the meaning of my name. In general, all Gestetners are related to each other.
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