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Names starting with Sch
Schubert, the family name of composer Franz Schubert, means shoemaker or cobbler. Schubert was German speaking, as you might guess from the spelling of his name. He was actually Austrian. German is spoken in Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland.
Schneberger
I started researched names starting with Sch because I have a blouse with the label Schneberger Gruppe.
Schneberger Gruppe Classic Clothes
It is vintage and I found blouses, jackets, long jackets or coats, dresses and skirt suits, with this label on ebay at prices from affordable seven pounds to twenty pounds and upwards.
Berger - Meaning Mountain
The name berger means person from a berg or mountain. This ending comes from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Schnee - Snow
Schne could be a variation on or shortened form of schnee which means snow. That might help you to remember or recognize the company name and to type it correctly.
Bürger - Citizen
Not to be confused with burger with the unlaut or double dot over the u. That spelling is a word which means a citizen or city dweller. It can also mean freeman, or free man.
Think of two brothers. One lives on a snowy mountain. The other lives in a city. You meet their two grandsons. The family names indicates where their ancestors used to live.
These translations help you to remember the names of new friends or business contacts or shopkeepers or travel guides you meet on your travels, as well and shop names and street names.
German SCH
When typing, also remember that in English we use the letter combinations sh and ch, but in German they use sch.
I looked up names starting with Sch and found several more, some of which were famous people.
Schwarzkopf - black head
Schwarzkopf meaning black head, was a name often given to people with black hair, and was the family name of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, who was an opera singer.
Schmidt - Smith
The family name smith is derived from the German word for smith which was given to a blacksmith.
Schneider - sewer
A schneider was a sewer, a seamstress, a tailor.
Learning And Speaking German
I learned German on Duolingo. A quick guide to everyday phrases is in wikivoyage under phrasebook. You can copy it and print it off, or bookmark it on your laptop.
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