The Schnake Surname
Schnake Name Meaning and History
- South German: nickname for a small or annoying person, from Middle High German snake ‘midge’, ‘gnat’.
- North German: nickname for a sly, stealthy, or malicious person, from Middle Low German snake ‘snake’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Wm. Schnake m. Sophia Kammerer 1858 IND | Anne K. Bono | 0 |
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