Madlen Schild was born about 1567, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland. She married Cuni von Allmen about 1590, in Lauterbrunnen, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.
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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