When Jeannette J Meister was born on 20 April 1915, in Washington, United States, her father, Frank Marcus Meister, was 39 and her mother, Lillian Louise Magers, was 32. She lived in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States for about 20 years. She died on 17 May 2007, in Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 92.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Konrad, Otto, Fritz, Hans, Klaus, Alois, Bernhard, Dieter, Ewald, Hellmut, Helmut.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): status name for someone who was master of his craft, from Middle High German meister ‘master’ (from Latin magister). As a Jewish surname it denoted a rabbi as a leading figure in a Jewish community. The German surname in this form is also found in some other European countries, e.g. in France (Alsace), the Netherlands, Czechia, and Poland.
Germanized form of Slovenian Majster or Majšter, and possibly also of Czech Majstr: status name of ultimate German origin (see 1 above).
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