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9/10/2024, 10:06 PM jocatchi
6/11/2016, 3:57 AM LMS
5/15/2014, 2:18 AM LMS

Name Schink
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Upper German
Other Forms FormsSchenkel
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Nickname for someone with long or otherwise remarkable legs, from Middle High German schinke "thigh, leg". Compare Schenkel.
Added 5/15/2014 by LMS