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in reply to a message by Auriel
This is probably a "half-translation" of Morgenstern, the German surname (often Jewish but not always) that means "morning star".
There are other examples of "half-translations" or "partial Anglicizations" among Jewish families in the USA. Greenberg and Greenbaum, for example, are from Grünbaum and Grünberg, while Silverberg is from the German or Yiddish Silberberg.
There are other examples of "half-translations" or "partial Anglicizations" among Jewish families in the USA. Greenberg and Greenbaum, for example, are from Grünbaum and Grünberg, while Silverberg is from the German or Yiddish Silberberg.
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Yes, and don't forget the somewhat British Battenbergs who became Mountbattens.
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