It is not likely that there is a connection, because the first word Eber means a wild boar, in other words a very honorable fighter. The L being a diminutive, or Eberl, a small wild boar. Eberle is Schwabian, and Eberlein is Bavarian, Eberl is Bohemian. The name is very old and was recorded as Eberhard in Wuerttemberg 1229, and as Ebrusch in 1368 near Prague. Ehr is a different word, it means honor and is present in the surname Ehrenfried, And in Ehrenreich, where Ehre here means Aehre which is the seed head of grain stalks (don't know what the English equivalent would be for that). Ehrenreich would signify a person rich in grain harvest and has not necessarily anything to do with honor. While Erl is a willow tree and was used in the surname Erlewein. These names are unrelated with different very old tribal stems, they are going way, way back to ancient times Aida. On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 12:42 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > any connection to Erl or Ehrl? > > > > Linda Nelson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 7:07 pm > Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Eberl > > > > > > > > > My families name was Schieberl. Any connection to this name? I've > never found anyone who could tell me what Schieberl means. > > Angie Wright Meyer RN > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > > > > > > > > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >