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Von Peucker
Peuker, Peucker is the German surname of * Caspar Peucer (or ''Peucker'') (1525, Bautzen – 1602), reformer, mathematician, astronomer, medic, diplomat and writer * Nicolaus ''(Nikolaus)'' Peucker ''(Peuker)'' (1620, Kolbnitz bei Jauer ( pl, Chełmiec), Silesia – 1674), German poet * Eduard von Peucker (1791, Schmiedeberg im Riesengebirge ( pl, Kowary) – 1876), Prussian General of Infantry See also * Peukert * Peuckert :de:Peuckert {{surname, Peuker; Peucker, von Peucker Peuker, Peucker is the German surname of * Caspar Peucer (or ''Peucker'') (1525, Bautzen – 1602), reformer, mathematician, astronomer, medic, diplomat and writer * Nicolaus ''(Nikolaus)'' Peucker ''(Peuker)'' (1620, Kolbnitz bei Jauer ( pl, Ch ... German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Surname
Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western order" of "given name, surname", unless it occurs in an alphabetized list of surnames, e.g. " Bach, Johann Sebastian". In this, the German conventions parallel the naming conventions in most of Western and Central Europe, including English, Dutch, Italian, and French. There are some vestiges of a patronymic system as they survive in parts of Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, but these do not form part of the official name. Women traditionally adopted their husband's name upon marriage and would occasionally retain their maiden name by hyphenation, in a so-called '' Doppelname'', e.g. "Else Lasker-Schüler". Recent legislation motivated by gender equality now allows a married couple to choose the surname they want to use, including an option ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |