When Richard Stern Jr was born on 18 November 1938, in Paynesville, Stearns, Minnesota, United States, his father, Richard Michael Stern, was 24 and his mother, Veronica Marie Garding, was 19. He died on 18 November 1938, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Paynesville, Stearns, Minnesota, United States.
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel, Moshe, Aviva, Chaim, Meyer, Hyman, Pinkas, Zvi, Devorah, Dov.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German stern, German Stern ‘star’, a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a star, or a Jewish artificial name. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Sweden, and in some other European countries (compare 3 below).
English: nickname from Middle English stern(e), stirn(e), stiarne ‘severe, strict, cruel; strong, powerful’.
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