Re: Question
Walter Amos (amos@sedl.org)
Sat, 7 Mar 1998 18:16:26 -0600 (CST)
> I remembered that someone on the list have said a couple of months ago that
> the surname of Reinhart might be the name of a famous German legendary hero,
> Lohengrin (?). This is the immediate response that my German professor gave me
> when I showed him the name Reinhart von Lohengramm. He asked me whether Lohen
> is the correct spelling or not. He said that it just looks like Lohengrin.
> Therefore, I think the 'right' spelling of Reinhart's surname might be
> Lohengramm. Moreover, another German professor also agrees that Lohengramm
> might be an imitation of the surname of the German hero.He also explained that
> "rein" means 'pure' and "hart" means 'hard'. So, it is the same as what Walter
> said.
I think I was the one that suggested that first. :) The lion emblem does bug
me though, on this point. However, as I said, by this point for
standardization I also favor "Lohengramm".
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