Brenneis
Brenneis is a German language occupational surname[1] for a blacksmith and may refer to:
- Don Brenneis (born 1946), American anthropologist
- Gerd Brenneis (1930–2003), German operatic tenor
- Jo Brenneis (1910–1994), German painter
- Otto Brenneis (1900–1945), German SS-Hauptsturmführer
See also
References
- ↑ "Brenneis Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
German: occupational name for a blacksmith, a variant of Brenneisen (see Brenizer).
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1 "Kovalik" etc. may also be derived from the name of the bird of genus of nuthatches | ||