STAHL - name derived from the German word for steel, given to a maker a such, i.e a smith. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "ritacjk" <ritacjk@prodigy.net> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 5:47 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Stäl Hi, I'm looking for "Stäl" information, of the origins & meaning of surname "Stäl / Stahl" Thank you. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi rooters, I have the above four sirnames in my family, and don't know what their meaning is. Could SKS help me out with this? TIA for any and all help! GQQD luck with all your adventures in genealogy!! Darlene Hicks darcards@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

GUHRT - ? SCHACHT (German and Dutch) Dweller at, or near, a mine; dweller on a ridge or tongue of land. ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHULTZ 1. German: village headman, from a form of Middle High German "schultheize". The term originally denoted a man responsible for collecting dues and paying them to the lord of the manor - from "sculd(a)" (debt, due) + "heiz(z)an" (to command). 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): perhaps taken by or given to a rabbi, seen as the head of a Jewish community. SIEM (Low German) Diminutive of SIEMER, from the Germanic personal name "Siegmar", composed of the elements "sigi" (victory) + "mari, meri" (famous). ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara Darlene Hicks wrote: >Hi rooters, > I have the above four sirnames in my family, and >don't know what their meaning is. Could SKS help me >out with this? TIA for any and all help! > GQQD luck with all your adventures in genealogy!! > >Darlene Hicks >darcards@yahoo.com > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Hello, GUHR(T) - 1) shortend form of Gregor[y] 2) occationaly given to a person stemming from places called Guhr, Guhren, etc. SCHULTZ - s medieval steward SIEM - either shortend form of Simon, or a shortend form of names with the root "sigu", e.g. Siegesmund, Siegmar etc. SCHACHT - 1) Low German name from medeiavl german "Schacht" = shaft, given to a maker of spears and similar things 2) Upper (i.e. south) German name derived from the medieval German word "schach" = a seperate, appart woodland or small forest, given to a person that lived near or in such a forest. My source doesn't give the meaning "Schacht = name given to a miner" but I would also consider that a very good explanation. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene Hicks" <darcards@yahoo.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 10:48 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] GUHRT, SCHULTZ, SIEM, AND SCHACHT > Hi rooters, > I have the above four sirnames in my family, and > don't know what their meaning is. Could SKS help me > out with this? TIA for any and all help! > GQQD luck with all your adventures in genealogy!! > > Darlene Hicks > darcards@yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >