When Hans Rudolf Egli was christened on 25 October 1739, in Fischenthal, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Hans Jacob Egli, was 20 and his mother, Regula Egli, was 21. He married Anna Barbara Dikenman on 18 October 1768, in Switzerland. He died on 19 February 1773, in his hometown, at the age of 33.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Konrad, Kurt, Otto.
Swiss German: from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Egenolf or Egilolf (see Egloff ). This surname is also found in Germany and France (Alsace).
Norwegian: habitational name from a farm named Eik(e)li, from eik ‘oak’ + li ‘hillside, slope’. This surname is very rare in Norway.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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