When Hansli EGLI was born about 1712, in Fischenthal, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Hans Egli, was 43 and his mother, Regal Baumann, was 28. He died on 24 June 1714, at the age of 3.
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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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