Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Schild was born on 28 August 1757, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Peter Schild, was 38 and his mother, Magdalena Schild, was 24. He died on 8 March 1758, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Peter Schildt, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Peter, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Kurt, Manfred, Johannes, Otto, Ewald, Gerda, Hans, Helmuth, Ilse.
German, Swiss German, and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a maker or painter of shields, from Middle High German, Middle Dutch schilt ‘shield’. Compare Schield .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Schild ‘shield, (house) sign’, applied either as an artificial name or as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by a sign. Compare Rothschild .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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