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If you know where this name originated, let me know. I have some background in that a "winkle" is a sea snail that is eaten as a delicacy in Europe, but not sure if it is English, German,or Dutch.
Also interested in my grandmother's maiden name of Whisenhunt.
Also interested in my grandmother's maiden name of Whisenhunt.
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Winkle is British or American, not german.
A similar German last name is Winkel an the Winkler or Winkelmann.
I think that those names comes from a word that means "corner".
A similar German last name is Winkel an the Winkler or Winkelmann.
I think that those names comes from a word that means "corner".
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"Winkle" is short for "periwinkle". This can be
1. any of various edible marine gastropods having a spirally coiled shell
2. any of several Eurasian evergreen plants having trailing stems and blue flowers
The etymology of the two does not match.
Andy ;—)
1. any of various edible marine gastropods having a spirally coiled shell
2. any of several Eurasian evergreen plants having trailing stems and blue flowers
The etymology of the two does not match.
Andy ;—)
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