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Re: Origin and meaning of Escher?
by menke
10/6/2004, 11:42 AM
in reply to a message by Castle
the surname Escher means 'from Esch', where Esch is a placename. There are several places called Esch in Germany. The meaning of these placenames refers to the presence of ashtrees at the place of settlement. Esch is the German word for the ashtree.
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Origin and meaning of Escher?  ·  Castle  ·  10/6/2004, 11:18 AM
•Re: Origin and meaning of Escher?  ·  Menke  ·  10/6/2004, 11:42 AM
•Correct! Plus …  ·  Andy  ·  10/6/2004, 1:29 PM
•Re: Correct! Plus …  ·  Menke  ·  10/7/2004, 1:40 AM
•Re: Correct! Plus …  ·  Castle  ·  10/7/2004, 7:31 AM