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Landau

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Type Surname (from location)
Usage German, Jewish

Meaning & History

Derived from the town of Landau in the Palatinate region of Germany, of Old High German origin meaning "land valley".

Related Names

RootLandau (place name)

Categories

Nobel Prize in Physics recipients, playwrights, theoretical physicists, towns
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Entry updated April 16, 2019

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