Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Schild was born on 20 February 1875, in Wiler, Sigriswil, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Jakob Schild, was 31 and her mother, Anna Huggler, was 19. She died on 7 March 1875, at the age of 0.
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Parents and Siblings
1843–1891 Male
1855–1912 Female
Siblings (5)
1875–1875 Female
1875–1931 Male
1878– Female
1882–1883 Female
1885–1930 Male
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Kurt, Manfred, Johannes, Otto, Ewald, Gerda, Hans, Helmuth, Ilse.
German, Swiss German, and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a maker or painter of shields, from Middle High German, Middle Dutch schilt ‘shield’. Compare Schield .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Schild ‘shield, (house) sign’, applied either as an artificial name or as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by a sign. Compare Rothschild .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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