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My last name is "Volkstien"/"Wolkstien".
My grandmother always told me that it means cloud+stone.
Now I did some looking-up of my own, and found that "Wolk" does mean "cloud", but "Volk" means "folk/people". I think it's more likely that the name originally ment "stone people" or "stone person" and reffered to someone who was working with stones somehow.
Am I write? What do you think?
My grandfather was Austrian-Jewish.
My grandmother always told me that it means cloud+stone.
Now I did some looking-up of my own, and found that "Wolk" does mean "cloud", but "Volk" means "folk/people". I think it's more likely that the name originally ment "stone people" or "stone person" and reffered to someone who was working with stones somehow.
Am I write? What do you think?
My grandfather was Austrian-Jewish.
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When the name is written Wolkstien, it means literally translated "cloud stone." 'Wolk' is Dutch for 'cloud', and 'stien' is a different written form of German 'stein', which means 'stone.'
When the name is written Volkstien, it means literally translated 'people stone.' You're indeed right: 'Volk' means 'folk, people.' With this form of the surname, I'd think you're right about the theory of 'stone people.' Also it could be some nickname for an unfriendly, cold of folk/people; ever heard the saying 'as cold as stone'? But I think your theory is more likely.
But with the Wolkstien surname, I doubt if it's got to do with stones somehow, unless it's a differently written version of the Volkstien surname. I can't really say something about Wolkstein, sorry.
Hope I could help.
Regards,
Lucille
When the name is written Volkstien, it means literally translated 'people stone.' You're indeed right: 'Volk' means 'folk, people.' With this form of the surname, I'd think you're right about the theory of 'stone people.' Also it could be some nickname for an unfriendly, cold of folk/people; ever heard the saying 'as cold as stone'? But I think your theory is more likely.
But with the Wolkstien surname, I doubt if it's got to do with stones somehow, unless it's a differently written version of the Volkstien surname. I can't really say something about Wolkstein, sorry.
Hope I could help.
Regards,
Lucille
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Hi Lucille,
Thank's a lot for the very detailed and interesting information on both names!
As for Van Hasselt, I'm not surprised to hear it's a Dutch name. It sounded Dutch to me from the start. I guess your theory is very possible of how it happened.
Thank's again :-)
Thank's a lot for the very detailed and interesting information on both names!
As for Van Hasselt, I'm not surprised to hear it's a Dutch name. It sounded Dutch to me from the start. I guess your theory is very possible of how it happened.
Thank's again :-)
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