German surnames I have enjoyed...
I took German in high school, and in college, and after college, at Saturday morning German lessons at a Lutheran Church in Northeast Philly.
Currently, I have a part-time job as a supermarket cashier.
Lately I've had a customer whose last name is Gift.
The German word Gift (note that all nouns are capitalized in German) means...
I had a story published (which is now in the Library of Congress, thank you very much) that had this as a plot point.
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When I was a teenager, a lady came to the house to discuss insurance with my parents.
I forget her first name, but her last name was Teufel.
The German word Teufel means...
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Moving on to less scary names, and more prominent people..
In German, the word Zahn means...
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Back in the day there was a well-known writer named Paul Fussell.
In German the word Fussell means...
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The town I live in was founded in 1694 by a dude named Shamgar Hand
The German word Hand translates as...
Furthermore, the word Arm in German means arm. And the German word Finger means finger.
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