Re: CHAT: Schleswig-Holstein (was Re: CHAT: silly names)
| From: | Eric Christopherson <rakko@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, March 26, 2001, 0:33 |
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On Sat, Mar 24, 2001 at 11:45:13PM -0000, Lars Henrik Mathiesen wrote:
> The name itself looks like a form of the word vejrhane, meaning
> weathercock. It's not that unusual to see nicknames like that as
> family names.
I've seen that etymology given, but no one is really sure, apparently.
*sigh*
Many thanks for all the info though!
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Eric Christopherson / *Aiworegs Ghristobhorosyo