Morgenthaler (name)
| Morgenthaler | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "Person from the Morning Valley" |
| Region of origin | Switzerland or Germany |
| Language(s) of origin | Swiss German or German |
| Related names | Murgenthaler, Mergenthaler, Morgentaler |
| Footnotes: Painting by W. Gorgé | |
Morgenthaler is a family name (or surname) from German speaking Europe.
Origin
The name Morgenthaler means person from the morning valley. It developed from the description of a person coming from a place called Morning Valley; in ancient German orthography Morgen Thal. The final syllable (or suffix) -er signifies geographical origin of a person (as in English New Yorker). The distribution of the name in Europe and around the world [1] leads to the conclusion of most probable origins of the name in Switzerland or in southern Germany.
Distribution
Mainly in Switzerland (with an amassment in two Cantons of Switzerland: Bern and Aargau) and in Germany (with an amassment along the southern Rhine valley). By immigration also in Austria, France, the USA and other countries.
Notable people with the name
- Walter Morgenthaler (1882–1965), Swiss psychiatry
- Otto Morgenthaler (1886–1973)
- Ernst Morgenthaler (1887–1962), a Swiss painter
- George William Morgenthaler American mathematician
- Wendelin Morgenthaler (1888–1963), German politician (CDU)
- Hans Morgenthaler (1890–1928), Swiss poet
- Sasha Morgenthaler (1893–1975)
- Jeanne Morgenthaler (1885–1974), a Swiss Olympic fencer
- Max Morgenthaler (1901–1980)
- Fritz Morgenthaler (1919–1984), a Swiss psychoanalist, physician and painter
- David Morgenthaler (born 1919), American businessman, founder of Morgenthaler, U.S. private equity and venture capital firm
- Hans Morgenthaler (German writer) (born 1944), German writer
- Robert Morgenthaler (born 1952), Swiss jazz musician
- Jill Morgenthaler (born 1954), U.S. Army Reserve Colonel, and Illinois politician
- Anders Morgenthaler (born 1972), Danish artist and author
- Wulffmorgenthaler
- Bernhard Morgenthaler (born 1987), Austrian footballer
- Clemens Morgenthaler, German bass barito singer
- Harley Morgenthaler, pharmacist
- Donald Harley Morgenthaler, (1930-2001), pharmacist
See also
- Mergenthaler
- Morgentaler
- Morgenthau
- Morgenstern (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ "World Family Names" part of the website PublicProfiler