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Dressler

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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German

Meaning & History

Means "turner" from Middle High German dreseler, an agent derivative of drehen "to turn". A turner was a person who used a lathe to create small objects from wood or bone.

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Details
Rootdraen
VariantsDrechsler, Dreher, Dreier, Dreyer

Categories

craftsmanship, tools, vaudevillians
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Entry updated July 2, 2017

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