Morgenthaler (name)
Origin | |
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Language(s) | Swiss German or German |
Meaning | "Person from the Morning Valley" |
Region of origin | Switzerland or Germany |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Murgenthaler, Mergenthaler, Morgentaler |
Painting by W. Gorgé |
Morgenthaler is a family name (or surname) from German speaking Europe.
Origin[]
The name Morgenthaler means person from the morning valley. It developed from the description of a person coming from a place called Morning Valley; in ancient German orthography Morgen Thal. The final syllable (or suffix) -er signifies geographical origin of a person (as in English New Yorker). The distribution of the name in Europe and around the world [1] leads to the conclusion of most probable origins of the name in Switzerland or in southern Germany.
Distribution[]
Mainly in Switzerland (with an amassment in two Cantons of Switzerland: Bern and Aargau) and in Germany (with an amassment along the southern Rhine valley). By immigration also in Austria, France, the United States and other countries.
Notable people with the name[]
- (1882–1965), Swiss psychiatry
- (1886–1973)
- Ernst Morgenthaler (1887–1962), a Swiss painter
- George William Morgenthaler American mathematician
- Wendelin Morgenthaler (1888–1963), German politician (CDU)
- (1890–1928), Swiss poet
- Sasha Morgenthaler (1893–1975)
- Jeanne Morgenthaler (1885–1974), a Swiss Olympic fencer
- (1901–1980)
- Fritz Morgenthaler (1919–1984), a Swiss psychoanalyst, physician and painter
- David Morgenthaler (1919–2016), American businessman, founder of Morgenthaler, U.S. private equity and venture capital firm
- (born 1944), German writer
- (born 1952), Swiss jazz musician
- Jill Morgenthaler (born 1954), U.S. Army Reserve Colonel, and Illinois politician
- Anders Morgenthaler (born 1972), Danish artist and author
- Wulffmorgenthaler
- (born 1987), Austrian footballer
- Clemens Morgenthaler, German bass-baritone
- , pharmacist
- , (1930-2001), pharmacist
See also[]
- Mergenthaler
- Morgentaler
- Morgenthau
- Morgenstern (disambiguation)
References[]
- ^ "World Family Names" part of the website PublicProfiler
External links[]
- Surnames
- Archaic words and phrases
- Swiss-German surnames