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I was looking into the origin of the last names Sanderl and Wormsbecher.
I beleive that both are German and I know that they are very uncommon in the United States.
However I have also heard of the last name Wormsbecher in Holland and in the Ukraine, so I am not sure about where it is from.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
Back in 1775
My Marine Corps came alive
First there came the color gold
To show the world that we are bold
Then there came the color red
To show the world the blood we shed
OOH RAH
Semper Fidelis
I beleive that both are German and I know that they are very uncommon in the United States.
However I have also heard of the last name Wormsbecher in Holland and in the Ukraine, so I am not sure about where it is from.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
Back in 1775
My Marine Corps came alive
First there came the color gold
To show the world that we are bold
Then there came the color red
To show the world the blood we shed
OOH RAH
Semper Fidelis
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Wormsbecher is certainly not of Dutch origin, but German (( am Dutch myself). Meaning is already given.
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THank you very much, I thought it might have been Dutch as I have a lot of family in Hoorn (I don't know if you heard of it it's fairly small) and they've been there for a long time. It is nice to know for sure that it is German.
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SANDERL
I couldn't find any Sanderls in the German telephone directory. My guess would be: pet form of Alexander; the final L sounds Bavarian or Austrian to me.
WORMSBECHER
77 hits in the directory. "Becher" means "mug" or "cup." Worms is the name of a town in the south west of Germany (it plays a major role in the Nibelungelied). Wurm (in names sometimes "worm") is the German word for worm, but I don't see any connection.
I couldn't find any Sanderls in the German telephone directory. My guess would be: pet form of Alexander; the final L sounds Bavarian or Austrian to me.
WORMSBECHER
77 hits in the directory. "Becher" means "mug" or "cup." Worms is the name of a town in the south west of Germany (it plays a major role in the Nibelungelied). Wurm (in names sometimes "worm") is the German word for worm, but I don't see any connection.
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THank you for looking these up for me.
The only thing that led me to believe Sanderl was German was a set of stories my grandfather used to tell me, even since I posted this a cousin of mine has found information poiting to it as Hungarian.
And thank you for looking up Wormsbecher and conjecturing the meaning, it's nice to finally know what my last name means.
The only thing that led me to believe Sanderl was German was a set of stories my grandfather used to tell me, even since I posted this a cousin of mine has found information poiting to it as Hungarian.
And thank you for looking up Wormsbecher and conjecturing the meaning, it's nice to finally know what my last name means.
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