When Barbara Wacker was born on 18 February 1609, in Württemberg, Germany, her father, Johannes Wacker, was 40 and her mother, Maria Heim, was 32. She married Hans Ruckaberle on 6 April 1630, in Breitenstein, Böblingen, Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 31 May 1685, in Breitenstein, Böblingen, Württemberg, Germany, at the age of 76.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Alois, Erwin, Frankl, Frieda, Hans, Heinz, Hermann, Reinhold, Rudi, Wolfgang.
German and Swiss German: nickname for a bold or energetic person, from Middle High German wacker ‘fresh, lively, brave, valiant’.
German: from a medieval personal name based on Old High German wachen ‘to be vigilant, energetic’. See Wach 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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