[Facts] Re: Surname Info?
in reply to a message by Emily
I can't find the name ZINNEMANN in my books. But similar names like ZINN or ZINNER have nothing to do with "Zinne", but with "Zinn" (tin). So maybe a Zinnemann used to eb someone working with tin like a tin caster.Now the rest is wild guessing: considering the fact that your grandfather was Jewish, you may think that he was a ZION-MANN. Or maybe one of your ancestors was a ZIMMERMANN and something awful happened to his name later. I just don't know. Maybe somebody else does …Andy ;—)
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Surname Info?  ·  Emily  ·  11/8/2004, 2:27 PM
Re: Surname "Terry"  ·  Inquisitor  ·  11/8/2004, 3:13 PM
Re: Surname "Terry"  ·  Chrisell  ·  11/8/2004, 3:17 PM
Re: Surname Info?  ·  Ivayla  ·  11/8/2004, 3:08 PM
Re: Surname Info?  ·  Andy  ·  11/8/2004, 3:08 PM
Ha! It appears that my German is not that rusty at all :) n/t  ·  Ivayla  ·  11/8/2004, 3:09 PM
Except that it is "das Zinn". (nt) Andy ;—)  ·  Andy  ·  11/8/2004, 3:31 PM
Technicality! :)  ·  Ivayla  ·  11/8/2004, 3:44 PM