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I was wondering if anyone knew the history of the surname Zinnemann. Comes from my Austro-Hungarian Jewish grandfather. German last name? Zinne as in pinnacle? Unfortunately he was also a famous director so I can't search the name without getting a lot of stuff about him. I am just curious to know the origins of our name. So if anyone has any insight, it would be appreciated! Thanks :)
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Can anyone help with a brief account of the origin of the surname "Terry". I have been told that this name is well known in the north of England. Is it known in the USA, Australia, New Zealand etc?
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It is known in Australia. I can't speak for any of the others but it's probably known there as well.
It's likely to be a patronymic (surname taken from the father's name) and therefore would mean "Son of Terry / Terrence". Click here: Terry for information on the origin and meaning.
Next time please start your own thread rather than co-opting someone else's.
:-)
It's likely to be a patronymic (surname taken from the father's name) and therefore would mean "Son of Terry / Terrence". Click here: Terry for information on the origin and meaning.
Next time please start your own thread rather than co-opting someone else's.
:-)
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My German's a bit rusty, but isn't die Zinn the German word for tin? In that case, Zinnemann would be the person who works with tin.
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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 ;—)
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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