Schwertner

Schwertner, Schwerdtner
Origin
LanguageGerman
Meaningvariation of "Schwerter"
  1. from Schwerte, or Schwerta (place names)
  2. German: Schwert "sword", meant sword maker
Region of originGermany, Czech Republic
Other names
Variant formSchwerter

Schwertner, Schwerdtner are German surnames:

  • Augustus John Schwertner (1870–1939), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Charles Schwertner (born 1970), American orthopedic surgeon and politician
  • David Schwertner (Schwerdtner) (1625–1666), Bohemian-German ethnologist and Lutheran theologian[1]
  • Edwin Schwertner (1932–2016), Bohemian-German politician (DDR)
  • Erich Schwertner (1918–1965), German politician (FDP, DPS)

Schwerdtner

  • David Schwerdtner (1625–1666), German ethnologist and Lutheran theologian
  • Ines Schwerdtner (born 1989), German politician
  • Peter Schwerdtner (1938–2006), German jurist
  • Maren Schwerdtner (born 1985), German heptathlete
  • Ulrike Schwerdtner (born 1973), German volleyball player

See also

  • Schwertner, Texas, an unincorporated community in Williamson County, Texas, United States

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