When Johann Jacob Schlegel was born on 17 September 1834, in Balzholz, Beuren, Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, his father, Nicolaus Schlegel, was 33 and his mother, Ursula Gneiting, was 26. He died on 28 June 1836, in his hometown, at the age of 1, and was buried in Beuren, Nürtingen, Württemberg, Germany.
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1834–1836 Male
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Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Ernst, Erwin, Ulrich, Fritz, Gerhard, Heinrich, Heinz, Ilse, Ingeborg, Otto.
German: from Middle High German slegel ‘hammer, tool for striking’ (Old High German slegil, a derivative of slahan ‘to strike’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a smith or mason, or a nickname for a forceful person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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