Message: "German surname RETHER" - Behind the Name

[Surname] German surname RETHER

by Andy ;—) (guest)

9/14/2005, 10:09 AM

Rider? shipowner? someone working with reeds? Any other ideas?

#German #Rether

Replies

- menke

9/16/2005, 4:19 AM

I found a site saying it is from Rother, a Germanic firstname, composed of hrod and her , meaning "famous army".

sources: http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/voornamen/VNB/index.php?id=16199&act=zoeken
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/voornamen/VNB/index.php
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bgwiehle/siebenburgen/sbs-namen/sbs-namen-cat12.htm

- menke +1

9/16/2005, 4:19 AM

I found a site saying it is from Rother, a Germanic firstname, composed of hrod and her , meaning "famous army".

sources: http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/voornamen/VNB/index.php?id=16199&act=zoeken
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/voornamen/VNB/index.php
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ~bgwiehle/siebenburgen/sbs-namen/sbs-namen-cat12.htm

- Andy ;—) (guest)

9/16/2005, 5:17 AM

Thank you, Menke! Andy ;—)