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Hello all,
I'd like to know the etymology of the surname Wandner, which is of german origin. I have no knowledge of the german language, so I am rather lost.
Any suggestion is welcome.
Thanks in advance,
A.
I'd like to know the etymology of the surname Wandner, which is of german origin. I have no knowledge of the german language, so I am rather lost.
Any suggestion is welcome.
Thanks in advance,
A.
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The name is not listed in any of my books, so all I can do is guess.
WAND means "wall" in German (from "wind", because the Teutons used to wind branches around poles to build a wall; only later did they learn from the Romans how to make a brick wall, so they loaned their word: Mauer from murus in German, wall from vallum in English).
-NER often indicates an occopational name (e.g. Küfner = Cooper, Gertstner = barley farmer)
> So WANDNER may originally denote a builder of walls, most likely a bricklayer.
-NER can also indicate a habitional name, e.g. SCHMITTNER for someone living near a smithy. As WAND can also refer to a wall of rock, this is another possible explanation of the name.
XY-NER can also mean someone from XY - in this case from Wanden. A place by that name does not seem to exist, but it may have existed. The element WAND in this case may refer to the Wends or Wands, a Slavonic people in Eastern Germany.
Sorry, but as you see, all I do is guess.
WAND means "wall" in German (from "wind", because the Teutons used to wind branches around poles to build a wall; only later did they learn from the Romans how to make a brick wall, so they loaned their word: Mauer from murus in German, wall from vallum in English).
-NER often indicates an occopational name (e.g. Küfner = Cooper, Gertstner = barley farmer)
> So WANDNER may originally denote a builder of walls, most likely a bricklayer.
-NER can also indicate a habitional name, e.g. SCHMITTNER for someone living near a smithy. As WAND can also refer to a wall of rock, this is another possible explanation of the name.
XY-NER can also mean someone from XY - in this case from Wanden. A place by that name does not seem to exist, but it may have existed. The element WAND in this case may refer to the Wends or Wands, a Slavonic people in Eastern Germany.
Sorry, but as you see, all I do is guess.
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Thank you very much Andy ! Your help is greatly appreciated.
I had come - more or less - to the same conclusion, it's really hard to trace the origin of such a rare surname.
Thanks again !
Take care,
Andria.
I had come - more or less - to the same conclusion, it's really hard to trace the origin of such a rare surname.
Thanks again !
Take care,
Andria.
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Hey,
My father told me that Wandner dates back to german royalty. The baroness of germany or something.
He also said that a Wandner once worked as a stable boy for augustas the strong.
I'll have to chase this up with him to get the specifics.
My father told me that Wandner dates back to german royalty. The baroness of germany or something.
He also said that a Wandner once worked as a stable boy for augustas the strong.
I'll have to chase this up with him to get the specifics.
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