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Eckstein
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en de Eckstein.
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Eckstein is the 7211st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4628 individuals. Eckstein is most common among White (93.5%) individuals.
Anagrams
en ceeiknst neckties
German
Etymology
de :af Ecke<t:corner> Stein<t:-stone>
de Ecke Stein corner -stone
Pronunciation
de /ˈɛkˌʃtaɪ̯n/
de De-Eckstein.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
cornerstone (literal and figurative, but for the latter more often de Eckpfeiler)
de Southern Germany card games diamond
1841, Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer, Vier Könige. Bilder aus dem Soldatenleben, in F. W. Hackländers Werke, vol. 6, Adolph Krabbe (publ., 1855), page 58.
de Einer meiner Bekannten zog eine Karte; ich glaube, es war Eckstein Sieben, lud sie in das Gewehr und drückte ab. One of my friends drew a card; I think it was seven of diamonds, put it in the rifle and pulled the trigger.
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Declension
m,(e)s
Proper noun
surname
de
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :bor de:Eckstein + 1
Proper noun
mfbysense
pt German