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Metzger (other)
Metzger (also Mezger) is a German/Yiddish ( German-Jewish) occupational surname, meaning " butcher". Notable people with the name include: Metzger * Adam, Jack, and Ryan Metzger, members of American rock band AJR * Alex Metzger (born 1973), German bobsledder * Alex Metzger (footballer) (fl. 1979–1984), New Zealand footballer * Arnold Metzger, German philosopher * Bruce M. Metzger (1914–2007), American biblical scholar, Bible translator, and professor * Butch Metzger (born 1952), American baseball pitcher * David Metzger (born 1960), American orchestrator and composer * Ed Metzger (born 1946), American actor and writer * Erika Metzger (fl. 1927–1929), German table tennis player * Georg Balthasar Metzger (1623–1687), German physician * Gustav Metzger (1926–2017), German-born artist and political activist * Heinz-Klaus Metzger (1932–2009), German music critic and theoretician * Henri Metzger (1912–2007), French archaeologist and hellenist * Jill Metzger (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Metzger
Major Jill Metzger is a United States Air Force personnel officer who gained worldwide attention as the result of a three-day disappearance in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Sporting achievements and family She was the women's winner of the United States Air Force Marathon in both 2003 and 2004 and placed 10th in the women's division of the Marine Corps Marathon in 2005. Despite being temporarily retired for medical reasons she came in 2nd place at the 2008 United States Air Force Marathon She has been married to USAF captain Joshua Mayo since the spring of 2006. Kidnapping In September 2006, Metzger was serving with the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing stationed at Manas Air Base, a U.S. military facility that has been located at Manas International Airport. Kyrgyzstan, since 2001, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom's operations in Afghanistan. On September 5, shortly before she was scheduled to return to the United States, she went shopping at the ZUM department store in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William E
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Metzger
Thomas Linton Metzger (April 9, 1938 – November 4, 2020) was an American White supremacy, white supremacist, Neo-Nazism, neo-Nazi White power skinhead, skinhead leader and Ku Klux Klan, Klansman. He founded White Aryan Resistance (WAR), a neo-nazi organization, in 1983. He was a Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s. Metzger voiced strong opposition to immigration to the United States, and was an advocate of the Third Position. He was incarcerated in Los Angeles County, California, and Toronto, Ontario, and was the subject of several lawsuits and government inquiries. He, his son, and WAR were fined $12 million as a result of the murder of Mulugeta Seraw, 28, an Ethiopian student, by skinheads in Portland, Oregon, affiliated with WAR. Early life Metzger was born and raised in Indiana. He served in the U.S. Army from 1961 until 1964 when he moved to Southern California to work in the electronics industry. For a short time, he was a member of the Right-wing politics, right ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
