When Johannes Rath was born on 1 June 1846, in Russia, his father, Johann Rath, was 22 and his mother, Eva Schulz, was 23. He died on 6 April 1849, at the age of 2.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Hans, Kurt, Erna, Fritz, Lutz, Orlo, Reinhart, Arno, Bernd, Gerhardt, Hermann.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): descriptive epithet for a wise person or counselor, from Middle High German rāt ‘counsel, advice’, German Rat ‘counsel, advice’, also ‘stock, supply’.
German; Swiss German (Räth): from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names formed with rād, rāt ‘counsel, advice’ as the first element. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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