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ArchivesRe: german surnames STRUCK and SCHARPING
in reply to a message by Tony Bettfuehr
Struck
North German and Dutch: topographic name from Middle Low German struk, Middle Dutch struuc ‘bush’.
SCHARPING
North German (also Schärping): derivative of Scharf.
Scharf
South German: nickname for an energetic, active person, from Middle High German scharf, scharpf ‘sharp-cutting’.
North German and Dutch: topographic name from Middle Low German struk, Middle Dutch struuc ‘bush’.
SCHARPING
North German (also Schärping): derivative of Scharf.
Scharf
South German: nickname for an energetic, active person, from Middle High German scharf, scharpf ‘sharp-cutting’.
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