The bein Surname
bein Name Meaning and History
- German: from Bein ‘bone’, ‘leg’, as a nickname for a cripple or for someone who was exceptionally long-legged. In some cases it may be a short form of a compound name containing this element such as Langbein (‘long leg’), Stelzbein (‘peg leg’).
- North German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard. In Low German the older short form Behn (see Behn) was diphthongized to Bein.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
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 JIWelsch
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| Louise Pearl Moretz Beihn dies Klamath Falls | Kathi | 1 |
| genealogy | Lothar Bein | 5 |
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thinkbig1
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WGFGER
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| BEIN > Posen, Germany > Chicago, IL |
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| HELP!! BEIN, Denver Co. |
JDBein
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| Gussie Bein/Nathan Zorn | Mildred Fink | 0 |
| Bein, Beign, Beihn, Von Beighn | Debi Wahl | 2 |
| genealogy | Lothar Bein | 22 |
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