Type Surname (from given name & ornamental)
Usage Jewish
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Type Surname (from occupation, from location, from nickname & ornamental)
Meaning & History
Means "light" or "candle". Could be an occupational name for a chandler, a topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing (see Lichte), or a nickname for someone who had light hair, or who was agile and slender.