Re: My friend's weird surname
This is probably a "half-translation" of Morgenstern, the German surname (often Jewish but not always) that means "morning star". There are other examples of "half-translations" or "partial Anglicizations" among Jewish families in the USA. Greenberg and Greenbaum, for example, are from Grünbaum and Grünberg, while Silverberg is from the German or Yiddish Silberberg.
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My friend's weird surname  ·  Auriel  ·  3/16/2007, 5:58 AM
Re: My friend's weird surname  ·  Cleveland Kent Evans  ·  3/19/2007, 8:45 AM
Re: My friend's weird surname  ·  Anneza  ·  3/22/2007, 3:39 AM
MORGANSTAR reminds me of the German surname MORGENSTERN (mrning star) nm  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  3/16/2007, 2:28 PM