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Three surnames

by Getb (guest)

12/14/2013, 11:10 PM

Anyone knows the etymology of these surnames;

1.Sibbick
2.Wehmeyer
3.Buitendach

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- Marc (guest) +3

12/15/2013, 12:10 PM

Wehmeyer is a variant of Wedemeyer whose origin you'll find at http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=wedemeyer. Buitendach is a Dutch alteration of a German name which has been traced back to Butendach (see tinyurl.com/kqaaquq) but I don't know its origin. Sibbick is a mystery to me.

- Getb2 (guest) +2

12/22/2013, 1:43 AM

This is where I get the surname Sibbick from; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sibbick and if Butendach is dutch... what are plausible etymologies for it?

- Marc (guest) +1

12/22/2013, 8:36 AM

What I meant to say about Sibbick is that I know it's English and that it's found primarily in Hampshire (see http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sibbick) but I have no idea of it's origin. Butendach is German as I said before and I suspect it might be a variant of Butendeich which means 'outer dike'.

- Getb2 (guest)

12/22/2013, 1:35 PM

oh ok, thanks :D and what would be the part that means "dike"? the "deich" I guess? and "Buten" would mean "Outer"? (thanks, thanks a lot).

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