Schiller

See also: schiller

English

Proper noun

Schiller

  1. A surname from German.
    German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright Friedrich Schiller.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German schilher (“a person who suffers from strabismus”), a byname derived from Middle High German schilhen, schillen (“to suffer from strabismus”), whence also modern German schielen. In North Germany Schiller might stem from Middle Low German schilder (“painter, signboard painter”).[1]

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Proper noun

Schiller m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schillers or (with an article) Schiller, feminine genitive Schiller, plural Schillers or Schiller)

  1. a surname

References
  1. Rosa und Volker Kohlheim, Duden — Lexikon der Familiennamen, Mannheim 2008, →ISBN; entry Schiller

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃilɐ/

Noun

Schiller f (plural Schillre)

  1. shoulder

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