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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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