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Could someone help me with the origin and meaning of the name Escher? I know it's usually a surname, but I've seen it as a male first name. Thanks.
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There is a second derivation of "Esch" as well: Middle High German "esch" from Old High German "ezisk" (related to "eat"), originally meaning "corn" but also "(sowed) field" (Saatfeld). It is not clear whether the various German place-names Esch, Esche or Escher are taken from the tree or the field (the Grimm brothers say in their dictionary, that most of them are from the field).
The ash tree (German: Esche) hat nothing to do with ashes, whereas the German surname Escher may well be another word for "Köhler" (with o umlaut) meaning charcoal-burner. So this would be number three.
Andy ;—)
There is a second derivation of "Esch" as well: Middle High German "esch" from Old High German "ezisk" (related to "eat"), originally meaning "corn" but also "(sowed) field" (Saatfeld). It is not clear whether the various German place-names Esch, Esche or Escher are taken from the tree or the field (the Grimm brothers say in their dictionary, that most of them are from the field).
The ash tree (German: Esche) hat nothing to do with ashes, whereas the German surname Escher may well be another word for "Köhler" (with o umlaut) meaning charcoal-burner. So this would be number three.
Andy ;—)
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