Jump to content

Meitner

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: meitner

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

From the German surname; after family names became required, Lise Meitner's great-great-grandfather took the surname "Meietheiner" (Meiethein (a village now known as Majetín) +‎ -er) in the late 18th century. It is an indication that the family had lived in it a long time. The surname eventually shortened to "Meitheiner", "Meithner", "Meitner".[1]

Proper noun

[edit]

Meitner

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Sime, Ruth Lewin (1996) “Chapter 1: Girlhood in Vienna”, in Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics, Berkeley, Los Angeles, California, London, England: University of California Press, →ISBN:Among Kaiser Josef’s administrative reforms was the requirement of a family name. Lise’s great-great-grandfather took the name Meietheiner, an indication that the family had lived in the village a long time; the name eventually shortened to Meitheiner, Meithner, Meitner.

Anagrams

[edit]