When Hans Nef was born about 1586, in Hemberg, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, his father, Heinrich Naef, was 25 and his mother, Catherine Nef, was 23. He married Dorathe Nef on 5 June 1611, in Hemberg, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died before 1630, in his hometown.
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English: nickname for a newcomer to an area (though someone new to a position or occupation is also possible), from Middle English newe ‘new’ (Old English nīwe).
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a yew tree, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atten ewe ‘at the yew’ (Old English æt thæm ēowe).
Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Neu .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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