The brecht Surname
brecht Name Meaning and History
South German: from a short form of any of various personal names
formed with Germanic berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’ as the second
element, for example Albrecht, Ruprecht.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Brecht/Bright | Michelle Foto | 34 |
| Elvera Nadine Brecht Valente |
 JIWelsch
| 0 |
| Brecht framily from Belgium to Saskatchewan, Canada |
sheric9
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| BRECHT, FAMILY OF MAX AND MARY |
glperna
| 0 |
| Henrietta Brecht |
gwhitman9535
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| Brecht Gravestones in Norway, Iowa |
LanicaK
| 1 |
| Heinrich Brecht, b. 1800 in PA |
albert1705
| 4 |
| Brecht Naturalization Dates, 1735 through 1759 |
judyw0113
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| Henry Bright |
Kate Evans
| 1 |
| Lester BRECHT | Jennifer Sweeney | 1 |
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