The anhalt Surname
anhalt Name Meaning and History
German: habitational name from a place called Anholt in Westphalia,
which is named from Middle Low German an ‘at’ + holt
‘wood’, or from the old county and castle of Anhalt, named from late
Middle High German anhalt ‘stopping point’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Surname BADNITZ / BUDNITZ | Albert Badnitz | 0 |
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