Brief Life History of Maria
Maria Schneider was born about 1669, in Thierachern, Bern, Switzerland. She married Ulrich Zaugg in 1690, in Bern, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.
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- Maria Schneider in entry for Hans Zaug, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Maria Schnyder in entry for Hans Zug, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Maria Schnyder in entry for Uli Zaug, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Franz, Erwin, Fritz, Dieter, Manfred, Heinz, Alois, Ewald, Helmut.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, literally ‘cutter’, from Middle High German snīder, German Schneider, Yiddish shnayder. The same term was sometimes used to denote a woodcutter. This surname is also established in many other parts of Europe, notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine), the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, and Czechia. In Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia, and Slovenia it is also established in Slavicized forms (see 2 below). In part, Schneider is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ). Compare Sneider 1, Snider 1, and Snyder 1.
Germanized form of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, and Slovenian Šnajdr or Šnajder, and Czech Šneidr, Šneider, Šnejdr, and Šnejder, surnames of German origin (see above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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