When Hans Nef was born about 1586, in Hemberg, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, his father, Heinrich Nef, 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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Dutch: variant of Neve , from neef ‘nephew, cousin’. Compare Nevius .
German: variant of Neff . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
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