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Type Surname (from location)
Usage German
Other Forms FormsNonnengasse, Gnugesser, Nungester, Noonkester
Meaning & History
Apparently a variant spelling of German Nonnengasse, derived from a street name meaning "nuns, lane". It could also be a variant of Gnugesser, a nickname for a big eater, derived from g(e)nug meaning "enough" and esser meaning "eater" (which derived from essen meaning "to eat"). Alternatively, it may be a habitational name for someone from Nunkas, a town in the Upper Palatinate district in Bavaria, Germany.