EHRENREICH = is a compound word consisting of EHRE = HONOUR (n for plural, as in many honours) REICH = RICH, WEALTHY (reich as adj. in this case and not as a noun) Therefore the meaning of EHRENREICH would translate as someone who accumulated many honours. WOW, what a splendid family name! See you all in Mt. Angel come September - see www.dsheritage.com Rosina www.hrastovac.net > Hello: > I am researching the Ehrenreich surname and I found in my family genealogy > that this name shows up as Honorary Reich, Honour Reich and Reich Tribute > in the Lenauheim website on Genealogy.net. I was wondering why this is, > what these names mean and also why the Variations. Peter Tarnai is the > man listed on the site. > Dave Weinfurtner >