[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Surname Equivalent

[Cris Howe]

Does anyone know the origin of the name "Patzer"?   My daughter tells
me this is the German word for "mistake"  or "goof."

Cristine Howe, Trenton MI USA

On 4/20/05, Juergen Bomert <juergen at bomert.de> wrote:
> Elsner = Olszewski !! Because Else = Erle :
> 
> Look into Gottschald "Deutsche Namenkunde" Page 214 /215:
> 
> Else: niederdeutsch (northern Platt) Erle; ... Familiennamen Elsler, Elsner,
> Eschner, Elzner and more.
> If you like I can email you a copy of these 2 pages.
> 
> Jürgen Bomert from Limburg an der Lahn
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Guenther Boehm <GHBoehm at ish.de>
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> > gpvjem schrieb:
> >
> > >    Is there a German equivalent to Olschweski (possibly Elsner?)
> > >
> > John,
> > I would interpret it as the name of someone who came from a town,
> > village, estate or farm called or derived from "Olsza".
> > olsza, olcha = alder (lat. alnus, ger. Erle). So the German translation
> > would be ERLER, a quite common name.
> >
> > Guenther
> > Hilden, Germany
> >
> >
> >
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