[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Fw: Zahnbrecher

[Nelson Itterman]

The name actually appears in the "Dictionary of German Names" by Hans Bahlow
in conjunction with it's origin:
ZAHN (freq) surname for a person with a conspicuous  tooth (or tooth gap): Simon
Zanlucke, (u with an umlaut) Bingen (1348). Cf. knight Burchard v. Bodman called
ZAN, Salem 1235. Older form also ZANDT (MHG zant): Stephan Czant, Iglau 1362.
Hensel Schartlzant (Scharte = nick), Prague 1408 like Wernher Schertelczan,
Brsl. 1281. Also Breitzahn (wide tooth), Scharfzahn, Weibezahn  (wobbly tooth),
Klapperzahn (chattering tooth.) UGer, also Zahnle (umlaut on the a), Zehnle,
Reisenzahn, (rip the tooth) name for a Dentist (UGer.   also
Zahnbrecher  'tooth breaker', Zahnleiter, See  Hausleiter, Leite:
MHG lite, 'mountain slope').

How's that for a description.
Nelson

Richard Benert wrote:

> The name, "Zahnbrecher", is interesting.  Literally, it means
> "toothbreaker".  Were there any dentists in this family long ago?
> Unfortunately, the name isn't listed in my "Grosse Buch der Familien Namen.
>
> Incidentally, if anyone is interested in having me look up a family name in
> this book, let me know.  Don't be too hopeful, however.  Lots of names
> aren't in it.  For those that are, the book gives hints about its derivation
> and (possible?) meaning.
>
> Dick
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim & Muriel Gambrel <jgambrel at mts.net>
> To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
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> Date: Thursday, November 01, 2001 9:28 PM
> Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Fw: Zahnbrecher
>
> >Natalie
> >There are a few  "Zahnbrecher" listed in the Mormon site
> >www.familysearch.org
> >On the first page, click on "SEARCH"
> >On the next page type in the surname, and the names will come up. None
> >are
> >from Odessa, most from Pfalz, and one from Prussia
> >
> >Muriel
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