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Help[Surname] Re: Sanderl and Wormsbecher
in reply to a message by YMPvt
SANDERL
I couldn't find any Sanderls in the German telephone directory. My guess would be: pet form of Alexander; the final L sounds Bavarian or Austrian to me.
WORMSBECHER
77 hits in the directory. "Becher" means "mug" or "cup." Worms is the name of a town in the south west of Germany (it plays a major role in the Nibelungelied). Wurm (in names sometimes "worm") is the German word for worm, but I don't see any connection.
I couldn't find any Sanderls in the German telephone directory. My guess would be: pet form of Alexander; the final L sounds Bavarian or Austrian to me.
WORMSBECHER
77 hits in the directory. "Becher" means "mug" or "cup." Worms is the name of a town in the south west of Germany (it plays a major role in the Nibelungelied). Wurm (in names sometimes "worm") is the German word for worm, but I don't see any connection.
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THank you for looking these up for me.
The only thing that led me to believe Sanderl was German was a set of stories my grandfather used to tell me, even since I posted this a cousin of mine has found information poiting to it as Hungarian.
And thank you for looking up Wormsbecher and conjecturing the meaning, it's nice to finally know what my last name means.
The only thing that led me to believe Sanderl was German was a set of stories my grandfather used to tell me, even since I posted this a cousin of mine has found information poiting to it as Hungarian.
And thank you for looking up Wormsbecher and conjecturing the meaning, it's nice to finally know what my last name means.
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