Name Ritschel
Type Surname (from nickname)
Pronounced Pron. Rit-shell
Edit Status Status
Meaning & History
Derived from Old High German hruod "fame". This was the maiden name of Magda Goebbels who was the wife of Paul Joseph Goebbels. Her husband was Nazi Germany's propaganda minister between the years 1933 and 1945. She died by committing suicide.