Hello, List, I'm seeking information on the origins of the German names, Detke, Hartke, and Krause. Thank you for your help. Brigitte Begue Hartke in sunny northern Virginia

Hello, DETKE - diminuative/shortend form of names with the root "Det/Diet" (e.g. Dietrich, Dietmar, Dieter etc.) Diet (old German : "thiot") means "people". Btw. Germany/Deutschland also as that root in it's name : Diet's - Land = (land of the (our) people) HARTKE - diminuative/shortend form of names with the root "Hart(i)" (e.g. Hartmann, Hertmuth, Hartlieb etc.") "harti" is old German for "hard, strong" KRAUSE - 1) name given to a person with curly hair 2) (less often) from medieval German "kruse" for a beaker/cup - name given to a cup-maker. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: <BrigitteBH@aol.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 5:35 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Re: SURNAME-ORIGINS-D Digest V03 #6 > > Hello, List, > > I'm seeking information on the origins of the German names, Detke, Hartke, > and Krause. Thank you for your help. > > Brigitte Begue Hartke > in sunny northern Virginia > > > ============================== > 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 > >