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Finster 1
not set
Type Surname
Usage German

Meaning & History

Not available.
Added 6/14/2021 by anonymous

Finster 2
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage German, Jewish
Scripts פֿינסטער, פֿינצטער(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. FIN-stu(German)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Nickname from German finster "dark, gloomy" or Yiddish fintster (Middle High German vinster). The name may have referred to a person's habitual character or it may have been acquired as a result of some now irrecoverable anecdote. Or a topographic name for someone living in a dark wood.
Added 1/17/2023 by Paradiso36
Edited 2/23/2024 by jfifles